WoRMS taxon details
Asteroidea
Asteroides · unaccepted (name change not accepted by...)
name change not accepted by scientific community
- Subclass Ambuloasteroidea
- Order Euclasteroidea accepted as Brisingida (Regarded as unecessarily cumbersome and arbitrary by Downey (1986). Synonymized by same.)
- Order Platyasterida accepted as Paxillosida (Originally used to accomodate the idea of a Paleozoic ancestry for Luidiidae & other Paleozoic only taxa.Luidiidae has since been removed.Paleozoic classification remains in flux but this name is largely unused.)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Asteroidea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123080 on 2025-06-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asteroides) Telford, M.; Mooi, R. (1986). Echinoderms, Babel and the Confusion of Nomenclature. <em>Systematic Biology.</em> 35(2): 254-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/35.2.254
page(s): 255 [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]
page(s): 255 [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]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L. (2006). A new species of <i>Xyloplax</i> from the Northeast Pacific: comparative morphology and a reassessment of phylogeny. Invertebrate Biology 125 (2): 136-153, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00048.x [details]
additional source Blake, D. B. (1987). A classification and phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(2): 481-528., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222938700771141 [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L. (2006). A new species of <i>Xyloplax</i> from the Northeast Pacific: comparative morphology and a reassessment of phylogeny. Invertebrate Biology 125 (2): 136-153, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00048.x [details]
additional source Blake, D. B. (1987). A classification and phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(2): 481-528., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222938700771141 [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zeesterren | [details] |
| English | starfishsea stars | [details] |
| French | étoiles de merastéries | [details] |
| German | Seesterne | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒトデ／海星綱hitode (ヒトデ) | [details] |
| Korean | 불가사리 | [details] |
| Malay (individual language) | tapak sulaiman | [details] |
| Spanish | estrella de mar | [details] |
| Swedish | sjöstjärnor | [details] |
