The World Asteroidea Database - Mimastrella Fisher, 1916

Asteroidea taxon details

Mimastrella Fisher, 1916

AphiaID

172569 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172569)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Mimastrella cognata (Sladen, 1889)
Species Mimastrella komkom Kobayashi et al., 2025

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1916). Notes on the systematic position of certain genera and higher groups of starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336474
page(s): 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Mimastrella Fisher, 1916. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172569 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-10-15 05:25:22Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1916). Notes on the systematic position of certain genera and higher groups of starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336474
page(s): 5 [details]

basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Definitions

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