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Astropectinidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 123127

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Paxillosida
Synonymised
taxa
  Plutonasteridae Verrill, 1899
Plutonasterinae Verrill, 1899
Plutonasterinae Sladen, 1889
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]

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

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

[show all]
 Genus Astromesites Fisher, 1913
Genus Astropecten Gray, 1840
Genus Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
Genus Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Genus Blakiaster Perrier, 1881
Genus Bollonaster McKnight, 1977
Genus Bunodaster Verrill, 1909
Genus Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906
Genus Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913
Genus Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893
Genus Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Koremaster Fisher, 1913
Genus Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Macroptychaster H.E.S. Clark, 1963
Genus Mimastrella Fisher, 1916
Genus Patagiaster Fisher, 1906
Genus Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Genus Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Proserpinaster Fell, 1963
Genus Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Genus Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910
Genus Tritonaster Fisher, 1906
Genus Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917

Genus Anthosticte Fisher, 1911 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 non d'Orbigny, 1850 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Glyphaster Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Ilyaster Danielssen & Koren, 1882 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Genus Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Moiraster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Nauricia Gray, 1840 accepted as Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Parastropecten Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Leptychaster (Parastropecten) (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Phidiaster Koehler, 1909 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Genus Phoxaster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Genus Porcellanasterinae Sladen, 1883 accepted as Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883
Genus Priamaster Koehler, 1912 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906 accepted as Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Genus Ripaster Koehler, 1906 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Genus Sideriaster Verrill, 1899 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Stellaria Nardo, 1834 accepted as Astropecten Gray, 1840
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links To GenBank
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Image 
A Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blackbelly rosefish) and a Astropectinidae (sand living starfish)
A Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blackbelly rosefish) and a Astropectinidae (sand living starfish)
added on 2008-09-22
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123127
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2008-01-19 09:31:50Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Astropectinidae. In: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123127 on 2013-06-20
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