The World Asteroidea Database - Ferdininae Mah, 2017

Asteroidea taxon details

Ferdininae Mah, 2017

AphiaID

992935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:992935)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (7)

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Genus Bathyferdina Mah, 2017
Genus Eosaster Mah, 2017
Genus Ferdina Gray, 1840
Genus Kanakaster Mah, 2017
Genus Neoferdina Livingstone, 1931
Genus Paraferdina James, 1973
Genus Sinoferdina Liao, 1982 accepted as Neoferdina Livingstone, 1931 (A synonym according to Mah (2017))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mah, C.L. (2017). Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species. Zootaxa. 4271(1): 1-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4271.1.1
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Ferdininae Mah, 2017. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992935 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2017-05-25 02:36:52Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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original description Mah, C.L. (2017). Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species. Zootaxa. 4271(1): 1-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4271.1.1
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Mah, C.L. (2017). Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species. Zootaxa. 4271(1): 1-72., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4271.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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