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Asteroidea taxon detailsAsteriidae Gray, 1840
Notasteriinae Fisher, 1923 · unaccepted (synonym)
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 Bernasconiaster Rivadeneira, Martinez, Penchaszadeh & Brogger, 2020 Genus Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962 Genus Calasterias Hayashi, 1975 Genus Coronaster Perrier, 1885 Genus Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867 Genus Cretasterias Gale & Villier, 2013 † Genus Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914 Subfamily Dermasterinae Hess, 1972 † » Genus Dermaster de Loriol, 1899 †
Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1891Genus 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 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 Subfamily Pycnopodiinae Verrill, 1914 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 Urasterias Verrill, 1909 Genus Allasterias Verrill, 1909 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym according to Fisher (1923, 1930)) Genus Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym according to Perrier (1875)) Genus Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Genus Asteroderma Perrier, 1888 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Australiaster Fisher, 1923 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Autasterias Koehler, 1911 accepted as Notasterias Koehler, 1911 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962: 77)) Genus Calliasterias Fewkes, 1889 accepted as Pisaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Calvasterias Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Coelasterias Verrill, 1867 accepted as Stichaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Synonym according to Fisher (1922, 1930)) Genus Ctenasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930)) Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1888 (unaccepted > nomen nudum) Genus Eoleptasterias Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 (synonym) Genus Eremasterias Fisher, 1930 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962)) Genus Eustolasterias Fisher, 1923 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 (synonym) Genus Hemiasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Granaster Perrier, 1894 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Heterasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Coronaster Perrier, 1885 Genus Kalyptasterias Koehler, 1923 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Koehleraster Fisher, 1922 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1888 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Lytaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867 (Synonym according to Fisher (1928)) Genus Margaraster Hutton, 1872 accepted as Astrostole Fisher, 1923 Genus Margaraster Gray, 1866 accepted as Uniophora Gray, 1840 (synonym) Genus Mortensenia da Costa, 1941 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, probably Sclerasterias according to AM Clark in Clark & Downey 1992: 415, 449) Genus Nanaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930)) Subfamily Notasteriinae Fisher, 1923 accepted as Asteriidae Gray, 1840 (synonym) Genus Paedasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908 (Synonym according to Fisher (1922)) Genus Parasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930)) Genus Parastichaster Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Podasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1891 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Polyasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928)) Genus Quadraster Perrier, 1896 accepted as Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889 (Synonym according ot Fisher (1923)) Genus Rumbleaster McKnight, 2006 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 (synonym) Genus Sporasterias Perrier, 1893 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940)) Genus Stellonia Nardo, 1834 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Genus Stichorella Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Fisher (1922, 1930)) Genus Triplasterias Engel, Croes & Schroevers, 1960 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 (synonym) Genus Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) Genus Stolasterias Sladen, 1889 represented as Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867 Genus Stenasterias Verrill, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Name has status only by "technicality" according to Fisher (1930))
marine,
recent + fossil
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 178 [details]
Asteroidea (2021). Asteriidae Gray, 1840. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123121 on 2023-05-28
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Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 178 [details] original description (of Notasteriinae Fisher, 1923) Fisher, W.K. (1923).A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidae, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(9): 247-258 [details] basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Mah, C.; Foltz, D. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata): systematics and biogeography. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 162(3): 646-660., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00688.x/abstract [details] identification resource Mah, C.; Foltz, D. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of the Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea: Echinodermata): systematics and biogeography. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 162(3): 646-660., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00688.x/abstract [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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