The World Asteroidea Database - Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880 †

AphiaID

1519386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519386)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Velatida

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Genus Tropidaster Forbes, 1850 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Tropidasteridae Wright, 1880 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519386 on 2026-03-01

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2021-07-11 04:07:39Z

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basis of record Blake, D.B. (1996). Redescription and interpretation of the asteroid species <i>Tropidaster pectinatus</i> from the Jurassic of England. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 39(1): 179-188., available online at https://www.palass.org/publications/palaeontology-journal/archive/39/1/article_pp179-188 [details]

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