canopus Perrier, 1875, Heliaster

Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875: 88 ‒ Clark in Clark & Mah 2001: 307.

CURRENT STATUS. — Heliaster canopus Perrier, 1875.

TYPE MATERIAL. — Chile • 2 syntypes; Juan Fernandez Island; L’Astrolabe & La Zélée expedition; 1837-1840; Hombron & Jacquinot leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-424 .

REMARK Perrier (1875) himself strongly doubts the validity of his species saying it could be a juvenile of Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816) .