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Asteriidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 123121

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatacea (Superorder) > Forcipulatida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Forcipulatida
Synonymised
taxa
  Notasteriinae Fisher, 1923 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Mah, C. & D. Foltz. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata): systematics and biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162(3): 646-660, available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00688.x/abstract [details]

additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Swedish trollsjöstjärnor  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Adelasterias Verrill, 1914
Genus Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923
Genus Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923
Genus Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Astrometis Fisher, 1923
Genus Astrostole Fisher, 1923
Genus Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962
Genus Calasterias Hayashi, 1975
Genus Coronaster Perrier, 1885
Genus Coscinasterias Verrill, 1870
Genus Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914
Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Distolasterias Perrier, 1896
Genus Evasterias Verrill, 1914
Genus Icasterias Fisher, 1923
Genus Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962
Genus Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Genus Lethasterias Fisher, 1923
Genus Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
Genus Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
Genus Meyenaster Verrill, 1913
Genus Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930
Genus Notasterias Koehler, 1911
Genus Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
Genus Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923
Genus Pisaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
Genus Plazaster Fisher, 1941
Genus Psalidaster Fisher, 1940
Genus Rathbunaster Fisher, 1906
Genus Saliasterias Koehler, 1920
Genus Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
Genus Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
Genus Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973
Genus Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923
Genus Uniophora Gray, 1840
Genus Urasterias Verrill, 1909

Genus Stenasterias Verrill, 1914 (nomen dubium, Name has status only by "technicality" according to Fisher (1930))

Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1888 (nomen nudum)
Genus Mortensenia da Costa, 1941 (nomen nudum)

Genus Allasterias Verrill, 1909 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Anasterias Studer, 1885 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
Genus Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Asteroderma Perrier, 1888 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Australiaster Fisher, 1923 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Autasterias Koehler, 1912 accepted as Notasterias Koehler, 1911
Genus Calvasterias Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Coelasterias Verrill, 1871 accepted as Stichaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
Genus Ctenasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Genus Eoleptasterias Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Genus Eustolasterias Fisher, 1923 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Hemiasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Granaster Perrier, 1894
Genus Kalyptasterias Koehler, 1923 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Koehleraster Fisher, 1922 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1888
Genus Lytaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias Verrill, 1870
Genus Nanaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871
Subfamily Notasteriinae Fisher, 1923 accepted as Asteriidae Gray, 1840
Genus Paedasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908
Genus Parasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Parastichaster Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Podasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Polyasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889)
Genus Quadraster Perrier, 1896 accepted as Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889
Genus Rumbleaster McKnight, 2006 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Sporasterias Perrier, 1893 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Stellonia Nardo, 1834 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Stichorella Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Genus Triplasterias Engel & Schroevers, 1960 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891
Genus Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123121
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2008-06-11 12:57:51Z  checked  Danis, Bruno
2008-12-14 04:28:08Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
2010-02-13 05:01:06Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B.; Hansson, H. (2013). Asteriidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123121 on 2013-05-22
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