Astropectinidae

The Astropectinidae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. Usually, these starfish live on the seabed and immerse themselves in soft sediment such as sand and mud.[1]

Astropectinidae
Astropecten aranciacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Eleutherozoa
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Paxillosida
Family:
Astropectinidae

Gray, 1840
Genera

see text.

They are not to be confused with species in the genus Archaster, which share similar shape and life habits, but belong to the family Archasteridae (order Valvatida).[2]

Genera

There are 27 genera in the family:

  • Astromesites Fisher, 1913
  • Astropecten Gray, 1840
  • Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
  • Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
  • Blakiaster Perrier, 1881
  • Bollonaster McKnight, 1977
  • Bunodaster Verrill, 1909
  • Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
  • Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906
  • Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913
  • Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893
  • Dytaster Sladen, 1889
  • Koremaster Fisher, 1913
  • Leptychaster E.A. Smith, 1876
  • Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
  • Macroptychaster H.E.S. Clark, 1963
  • Mimastrella Fisher, 1916
  • Patagiaster Fisher, 1906
  • Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  • Pentasteria Valette, 1929
  • Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
  • Proserpinaster Fell, 1963
  • Psilaster Sladen, 1885
  • Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
  • Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910
  • Tritonaster Fisher, 1906
  • Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917

References
  • "Astropectinidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  1. Mah, Christopher (2009-07-13). "The Hidden Treasure of Trophodiscus!". Echinoblog. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. Mah, Christopher (2011-03-26). "Telling Apart Sand Stars: Archaster vs. Astropecten - Two Common Trade Species". Echinoblog.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.