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Astropectinidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 123127

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order)
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Parent Paxillosida
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  Plutonasteridae Verrill, 1899
Plutonasterinae Verrill, 1899
Plutonasterinae Sladen, 1889
Sources  basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS[details]

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Genus Astromesites Fisher, 1913
  » Species Astromesites compactus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astromesites primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)
» Species Astromesites regis H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
Genus Astropecten Gray, 1840
  » Species Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883
  » Subspecies Astropecten acanthifer phragmorus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Astropecten phragmorus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten acutiradiatus Tortonese, 1956
» Species Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911
» Species Astropecten alatus Perrier, 1875
» Species Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881
» Species Astropecten americanus Verrill, 1880
» Species Astropecten anacanthus H.L. Clark, 1926
» Species Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888
» Species Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859
» Species Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Subspecies Astropecten aranciacus gruveli Koehler, 1911 accepted as Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911
» Species Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840
  » Subspecies Astropecten armatus armatus Gray, 1840
» Subspecies Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840
» Subspecies Astropecten armatus peruvianus Verrill, 1870
» Species Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
  » Subspecies Astropecten articulatus duplicatus Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten bandanus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten bengalensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten benthophilus Ludwig, 1905
» Species Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
» Species Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
  » Subspecies Astropecten brasiliensis brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Subspecies Astropecten brasiliensis peruvianus Verrill, 1870
» Subspecies Astropecten brasiliensis riensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten brevispinus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten carcharicus Doderlein, 1917
  » Subspecies Astropecten carcharicus carcharicus Doderlein, 1917
» Subspecies Astropecten carcharicus formosanus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten caribemexicanensis Caso, 1990
» Species Astropecten celebensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1833
» Species Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915
» Species Astropecten debilis Koehler, 1910
» Species Astropecten dubiosus Mortensen, 1925
» Species Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten eremicus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten eucnemis Fisher, 1919
» Species Astropecten euryacanthus Lutken, 1871
» Species Astropecten exiguus Ludwig, 1905
» Species Astropecten exilis Mortensen, 1933
» Species Astropecten fasciatus Doderlein, 1926
» Species Astropecten formosus Sladen, 1878
» Species Astropecten fragilis Verrill, 1870
» Species Astropecten gisselbrechti Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  » Subspecies Astropecten granulatus granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Subspecies Astropecten granulatus natalensis John, 1948
» Species Astropecten griegi Koehler, 1909
» Species Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911
» Species Astropecten guineensis Koehler, 1911
» Species Astropecten hawaiiensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten huepferi Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten ibericus Perrier, 1894
» Species Astropecten imbellis Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten indicus Doderlein, 1888
» Species Astropecten inutilis Koehler, 1910
» Species Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
  » Subspecies Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Subspecies Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Subspecies Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883
» Subspecies Astropecten irregularis serratus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Subspecies Astropecten irregularis pontoporaeus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten jarli Madsen, 1950
» Species Astropecten javanicus Lutken, 1871
» Species Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten kagoshimensis de Loriol, 1899
» Species Astropecten latespinosus Meissner, 1892
» Species Astropecten leptus H.L. Clark, 1926
» Species Astropecten liberiensis Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten luzonicus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten malayanus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten mamillatus Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten minadensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915
» Species Astropecten novaeguineae Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten nuttingi Verrill, 1915
» Species Astropecten orientalis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906
» Species Astropecten orsinii Leipoldt, 1895
» Species Astropecten pedicellaris Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten petalodea Retzius, 1805
» Species Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  » Subspecies Astropecten polyacanthus phragmorus Fisher, 1913
» Subspecies Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten preissi Müller & Troschel, 1843
  » Subspecies Astropecten preissi albanicus Doderlein, 1917 (nomen dubium, Validity doubtful according to H.L. Clark (1946))
» Species Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925
» Species Astropecten productus Fisher, 1906
» Species Astropecten progressor Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten pugnax Koehler, 1910
» Species Astropecten pulcherrimus H.L. Clark, 1938
» Species Astropecten pusillulus Fisher, 1906
» Species Astropecten pusillus Sluiter, 1889
» Species Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten sanctaehelenae Mortensen, 1933
» Species Astropecten sarasinorum Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten siderialis Verrill, 1914
» Species Astropecten sinicus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten spiniphorus Madsen, 1950
» Species Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten sulcatus Ludwig, 1905
» Species Astropecten sumbawanus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten tamilicus Doderlein, 1888
» Species Astropecten tasmanicus H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Astropecten tenellus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten tenuis (Bell, 1894)
» Species Astropecten timorensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten triacanthus (Goto, 1914)
» Species Astropecten triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843
  » Subspecies Astropecten triseriatus fijiensis John, 1948
» Subspecies Astropecten triseriatus myobrachius Fisher, 1926
» Subspecies Astropecten triseriatus triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten umbrinus Grube, 1866
» Species Astropecten validispinosus Oguro, 1982
» Species Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
  » Subspecies Astropecten vappa inaequalis Fisher, 1919
» Subspecies Astropecten vappa vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten variegatus Mortensen, 1933
» Species Astropecten velitaris von Martens, 1865
» Species Astropecten verrilli deLoriol, 1899
» Species Astropecten acanthifer Fisher, 1913 (nomen dubium)
» Species Astropecten calcitrapa (Lamark, 1816) (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1816) (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten diplacanthus Grube, 1866 (nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
» Species Astropecten dussumieri Perrier, 1875 (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten gracilis Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten inermis Koehler, 1909 (nomen dubium)
» Species Astropecten longipes Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium)
» Species Astropecten longispinus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
» Species Astropecten mesodiscus Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten multispinosus Elias da Costa, 1942 (nomen dubium, Validity doubtful)
» Species Astropecten olfersi Grube, 1866 (nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
» Species Astropecten problematicus Doderlein, 1917 (nomen dubium, Validity doubtful according to H.L. Clark (1946))
» Species Astropecten regularis Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten schoenleini Müller & Troschel, 1842 (nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
» Species Astropecten tiedemanni Mûller & Troschel, 1842 (nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
» Species Astropecten baillaei Perrier, 1878 (nomen nudum, according to Doderlein (1917), undescribed.)
» Species Astropecten harmandi Perrier, 1878 (nomen nudum)
» Species Astropecten indicus Perrier, 1878 (nomen nudum, according to Doderlein (1917)-undescribed)
» Subgenus Astropecten (Astropus) Gray, 1840 accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977
  » Species Astropecten (Astropus) longipes Gray, 1840 accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977
» Species Astropecten acanthifera Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten acicularis Norman, 1865 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten albanicus Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten preissi albanicus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten ambiguus Madsen, 1950 accepted as Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten andromeda Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Psilaster andromeda andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Species Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Astropecten antares Döderlein, 1926 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1833
» Species Astropecten antares Doderlein, 1926 accepted as Astropecten inermis de Loriol, 1899
» Species Astropecten antillensis H.L. Clark, 1898 accepted as Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten archimedis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
» Species Astropecten arenarius Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten armatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten aster De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten astropectinides Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Ctenopleura astropectinides Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten aurantiaca Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Astropecten aurantiaca Forbes, 1841 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905 accepted as Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten burbonica Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten buschi Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
» Species Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropecten verrilli deLoriol, 1899
» Species Astropecten callistus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropectinides callistus (Fisher, 1906)
» Species Astropecten capensis Studer, 1884 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten chinensis Grube, 1866 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten christi Duben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Species Astropecten ciliatus Grube, 1857 accepted as Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten coelacanthus von Martens accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten coppingeri Bell, 1884 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten corniculatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Retzius, 1805)
» Species Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Astropecten cristii Düben & Koren, in Düben, 1845 accepted as Psilaster andromeda andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Species Astropecten ctenophorus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropectinides ctenophora (Fisher, 1906)
» Species Astropecten dahomensis Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten dubius Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
» Species Astropecten duplicatus Koehler, 1909 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
» Species Astropecten echinatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
» Species Astropecten echinulatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten edwardsi Verrill, 1870 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten ensifer Grube, 1865 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten erinaceus Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten fijiensis John, 1948 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus fijiensis John, 1948
» Species Astropecten flanaticus Lorenz, 1860 accepted as Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten forcipatus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915
» Species Astropecten formosanus Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten carcharicus Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten formosus Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
» Species Astropecten gracilis Giebel, 1862 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
» Species Astropecten hartmeyeri Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten helgolandicus Greeff, 1871 accepted as Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten hemprichi de Loriol, 1885 accepted as Luidia mauritiensis Koehler, 1910
» Species Astropecten hispidus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten inermis de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1833
» Species Astropecten irregularis Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten japonicus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten japonicus Ives, 1891 accepted as Astropecten formosus Sladen, 1878
» Species Astropecten japonicus Ives, 1891 accepted as Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
» Species Astropecten jonstoni Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten kagoshimensis Mortensen, 1934 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten kochianus Doderlein, 1902 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten koehleri deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten indicus Doderlein, 1888
» Species Astropecten latiradiatus (Gray, 1871) accepted as Luidia latiradiata (Gray, 1871)
» Species Astropecten ludwigi deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
» Species Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1957 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
» Species Astropecten macer Sluiter, 1899 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
» Species Astropecten malaccanus Beford, 1900 accepted as Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888
» Species Astropecten marginatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten mascarena Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten mauritianus Koehler, 1910 accepted as Astropecten bengalensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten mauritianus Brown, 1910 accepted as Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Astropecten mesactus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropectinides mesactus (Sladen, 1883)
» Species Astropecten mesactus Studer, 1884 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1833
» Species Astropecten muelleri Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten muelleri Duben, 1845 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten myobrachius Fisher, 1926 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus myobrachius Fisher, 1926
» Species Astropecten myosurus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
» Species Astropecten natalensis John, 1948 accepted as Astropecten granulatus natalensis John, 1948
» Species Astropecten nobilis Koehler, 1910 accepted as Astropecten euryacanthus Lutken, 1871
» Species Astropecten notograptus Sladen, 1888 accepted as Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten oerstedi Luteken, 1859 accepted as Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten ornans Sluiter, 1895 accepted as Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten paleatus Grube, 1866 accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877 accepted as Bathybiaster vexillifer (W. Thomson, 1873)
» Species Astropecten parelii Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846)
» Species Astropecten pectinatus H.L. Clark, 1909 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten pectinatus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883)
» Species Astropecten pedicellifera Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten penangensis deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888
» Species Astropecten pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827) accepted as Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Astropecten peruvianus Verrill, 1870 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis peruvianus Verrill, 1870
» Species Astropecten phragmorus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus phragmorus Fisher, 1913
» Species Astropecten platyacanthus Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten pleiacanthus Bedford, 1900 accepted as Astropecten indicus Doderlein, 1888
» Species Astropecten polaris (Sabine, 1824) accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Retzius, 1805)
» Species Astropecten pontoporeus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
» Species Astropecten pulcher Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten richardi Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten riensis Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis riensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten rosea Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten rubidus de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1833
» Species Astropecten sagaminus Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Ctenopleura sagamina (Doderlein, 1917)
» Species Astropecten samoensis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
» Species Astropecten schayeri Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten pectinatus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten serratus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Astropecten irregularis serratus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Species Astropecten siamensis Doderlein, 1926 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten sibogae Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten spatuliger Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten sphenoplax Bell, 1892 accepted as Persephonaster sphenoplax (Bell, 1892)
» Species Astropecten squamatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
» Species Astropecten squamosus Sluiter, 1889 accepted as Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten stellaris Gray, 1840 accepted as Archaster typicus Müller & Troschel, 1840
» Species Astropecten stellatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis peruvianus Verrill, 1870
» Species Astropecten subgracilis Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten americanus Verrill, 1880
» Species Astropecten subinermis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
» Species Astropecten syntomus H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Astropecten pectinatus Sladen, 1883
» Species Astropecten tenuispinus Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Pontaster tenuispinus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
» Species Astropecten ternatensus Sluiter, 1895 accepted as Astropecten irregularis serratus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Species Astropecten triseriatus Whitelegge, 1889 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
» Species Astropecten valencienni Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten variabilis Lutken, 1859 accepted as Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
» Species Astropecten velitaris Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropecten hawaiiensis Doderlein, 1917
» Species Astropecten vestitus Lutken, 1859 accepted as Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825)
» Species Astropecten vexillifer Viguier, 1878 accepted as Bathybiaster vexillifer (W. Thomson, 1873)
» Species Astropecten weberi Doderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914
» Species Astropecten zebra Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
Genus Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
  » Species Astropectinides callistus (Fisher, 1906)
» Species Astropectinides ctenophora (Fisher, 1906)
» Species Astropectinides mesactus (Sladen, 1883)
Genus Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
  » Species Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889
  » Subspecies Bathybiaster loripes loripes Sladen, 1889
» Subspecies Bathybiaster loripes obesus Sladen, 1889
» Species Bathybiaster vexillifer (W. Thomson, 1873)
» Species Bathybiaster herwigi Bernasconi, 1972 accepted as Psilaster herwigi (Bernasconi, 1972)
» Species Bathybiaster liouvillei Koehler, 1912 accepted as Bathybiaster loripes obesus Sladen, 1889
» Species Bathybiaster obesa Sladen, 1889 accepted as Bathybiaster loripes obesus Sladen, 1889
» Species Bathybiaster pallidus (Danielssen & Koren, 1877) accepted as Bathybiaster vexillifer (W. Thomson, 1873)
» Species Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894) accepted as Bathybiaster vexillifer (W. Thomson, 1873)
» Species Bathybiaster spinulatus Koehler, 1917 accepted as Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889
Genus Blakiaster Perrier, 1881
  » Species Blakiaster conicus Perrier, 1881
Genus Bollonaster McKnight, 1977
  » Species Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883)
Genus Bunodaster Verrill, 1909
  » Species Bunodaster ritteri Verrill, 1909
Genus Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
  » Species Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
  » Subspecies Craspidaster hesperus glauconotus Bedford, 1900
» Subspecies Craspidaster hesperus hesperus (Müller & Troschel, 1840)
» Species Craspidaster crassus Doderlein, 1921 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
» Species Craspidaster glauconotus Bedford, 1900 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus glauconotus Bedford, 1900
Genus Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906
  » Species Ctenophoraster diploctenius Fisher, 1913
» Species Ctenophoraster donghaiensis Liao & Sun, 1989
» Species Ctenophoraster hawaiiensis Fisher, 1906
» Species Ctenophoraster marquesensis Marsh, 1974
Genus Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913
  » Species Ctenopleura astropectinides Fisher, 1913
» Species Ctenopleura fisheri Hayashi, 1957
» Species Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
» Species Ctenopleura sagamina (Doderlein, 1917)
» Species Ctenopleura ludwigi Fisher, 1913 accepted as Ctenopleura fisheri Hayashi, 1957
Genus Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893
  » Species Dipsacaster anoplus Fisher, 1910
» Species Dipsacaster antillensis Halpern, 1968
» Species Dipsacaster borealis Fisher, 1910
» Species Dipsacaster diaphorus Fisher, 1913
» Species Dipsacaster eximius Fisher, 1905
» Species Dipsacaster farquharsoni Macan, 1938
» Species Dipsacaster grandissimus Goto, 1914
» Species Dipsacaster imperialis Fisher, 1917
» Species Dipsacaster laetmophilus Fisher, 1910
» Species Dipsacaster magnificus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
» Species Dipsacaster nesiotes Fisher, 1905
» Species Dipsacaster pentagonalis Alcock, 1893
» Species Dipsacaster pretiosus (Doderlein, 1902)
» Species Dipsacaster sagaminus Hayashi, 1973
» Species Dipsacaster sladeni Alcock, 1893
  » Subspecies Dipsacaster sladeni capensis A.M. Clark, 1952
» Subspecies Dipsacaster sladeni sladeni Alcock, 1893
» Species Dipsacaster capensis A.M. Clark, 1952 accepted as Dipsacaster sladeni capensis A.M. Clark, 1952
Genus Dytaster Sladen, 1889
  » Species Dytaster aequivocus Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster agassizi Perrier, 1894
» Species Dytaster cherbonnieri Sibuet, 1975
» Species Dytaster felix Koehler, 1907
» Species Dytaster felli H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Dytaster gilberti Fisher, 1905
» Species Dytaster grandis (Verrill, 1884)
  » Subspecies Dytaster grandis grandis (Verrill, 1884)
» Subspecies Dytaster grandis nobilis Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster inermis Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster insignis (Perrier, 1884)
» Species Dytaster intermedius Perrier, 1891
» Species Dytaster mollis (Perrier, 1885)
» Species Dytaster nobilis Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster pedicellaris H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Dytaster rigidus Perrier, 1894
» Species Dytaster semispinosus (Perrier, 1894)
» Species Dytaster spinosus Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster spinulosus (Perrier, 1894)
» Subgenus Dytaster (Koremaster) Fisher, 1913 accepted as Koremaster Fisher, 1913
» Species Dytaster anacanthus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 accepted as Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Dytaster biserialis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster insignis (Perrier, 1884)
» Species Dytaster carinata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster grandis (Verrill, 1884)
» Species Dytaster demonstrans Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Dytaster gilberti Fisher, 1905
» Species Dytaster evaulus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Koremaster evaulus (Fisher, 1913)
» Species Dytaster exilis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster insignis (Perrier, 1884)
  » Variety Dytaster exilis var. carinata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster grandis (Verrill, 1884)
» Species Dytaster gracilis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster exilis Sladen, 1889
» Species Dytaster madreporifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Dytaster grandis grandis (Verrill, 1884)
» Species Dytaster parvulus Koehler, 1907 accepted as Dytaster semispinosus (Perrier, 1894)
Genus Koremaster Fisher, 1913
  » Species Koremaster evaulus (Fisher, 1913)
  » Subspecies Koremaster evaulus evaulus Fisher, 1913
» Subspecies Koremaster evaulus spiculatus Fisher, 1919
» Species Koremaster spiculatus Fisher, 1919 accepted as Koremaster evaulus spiculatus Fisher, 1919
Genus Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
  » Species Leptychaster anomalus Fisher, 1906
» Species Leptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889
» Species Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
  » Subspecies Leptychaster arcticus arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
» Subspecies Leptychaster arcticus microplax Djakonov, 1950
» Species Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)
» Species Leptychaster inermis (Ludwig, 1905)
» Species Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
  » Subspecies Leptychaster kerguelenensis kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
» Subspecies Leptychaster kerguelenensis mendosus (Koehler, 1923)
» Species Leptychaster magnificus (Koehler, 1912)
» Species Leptychaster melchiorensis (Bernasconi, 1969)
» Species Leptychaster pacificus Fisher, 1906
» Species Leptychaster propinquus Fisher, 1910
» Species Leptychaster stellatus Ziesenhenne, 1942
» Subgenus Leptychaster (Leptychaster) E. A. Smith, 1876 represented as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Leptychaster (Parastropecten) (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 (alternate representation)
  » Species Leptychaster (Parastropecten) inermis (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Leptychaster inermis (Ludwig, 1905) (alternate representation)
» Species Leptychaster (Parastropecten) stellatus Ziesenhenne, 1942 represented as Leptychaster stellatus Ziesenhenne, 1942 (alternate representation)
» Subgenus Leptychaster (Trophodiscus) (Fisher, 1917) accepted as Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917
» Species Leptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
» Species Leptychaster almus Fisher, 1940 accepted as Trophodiscus almus Fisher, 1917
» Species Leptychaster mendosus Koehler, 1923 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis mendosus (Koehler, 1923)
» Species Leptychaster microplax Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus microplax Djakonov, 1950
» Species Leptychaster millespina Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptychaster pacificus Fisher, 1906
Genus Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
  » Species Lonchotaster tartareus Sladen, 1889
» Species Lonchotaster forcipifer Sladen, 1889 accepted as Lonchotaster tartareus Sladen, 1889
» Species Lonchotaster magnificus H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Dipsacaster magnificus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
Genus Macroptychaster H.E.S. Clark, 1963
  » Species Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
Genus Mimastrella Fisher, 1916
  » Species Mimastrella cognata (Sladen, 1889)
Genus Patagiaster Fisher, 1906
  » Species Patagiaster granulatus McKnight, 2006
» Species Patagiaster nuttingi Fisher, 1906
» Species Patagiaster sphaerioplax Fisher, 1913
Genus Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
  » Species Persephonaster armiger Ludwig, 1905
» Species Persephonaster asper Goto, 1914
» Species Persephonaster celebensis Doderlein, 1921
» Species Persephonaster cingulatus (Fisher, 1906)
  » Subspecies Persephonaster cingulatus cingulatus Fisher, 1906
» Subspecies Persephonaster cingulatus multicinctus Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster coelochilus Alcock, 1893
» Species Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
» Species Persephonaster echinulatus H.L. Clark, 1941
» Species Persephonaster exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988
» Species Persephonaster facetus (Koehler, 1907)
» Species Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Persephonaster habrogenys Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster humilis (Koehler, 1907)
» Species Persephonaster leptactis H.L. Clark, 1941
» Species Persephonaster misakiensis Goto, 1914
» Species Persephonaster monostoechus Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster oediplax Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Persephonaster pulcher Perrier, 1881
» Species Persephonaster rhodopeplus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
» Species Persephonaster roulei Koehler, 1909
  » Subspecies Persephonaster roulei euryplax Mortensen, 1933
» Species Persephonaster sewelli Macan, 1938
» Species Persephonaster sphenoplax (Bell, 1892)
» Species Persephonaster suluensis Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster tenuis Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster anacanthus (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) accepted as Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Persephonaster anchistus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Proserpinaster anchistus Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster brevispinus Fisher, 1919 accepted as Proserpinaster euryactis brevispinus (Fisher, 1919)
» Species Persephonaster euryactis Fisher, 1913 accepted as Proserpinaster euryactis (Fisher, 1913)
» Species Persephonaster euryplax Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Persephonaster roulei euryplax Mortensen, 1933
» Species Persephonaster luzonicus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Proserpinaster luzonicus (Fisher, 1913)
» Species Persephonaster multicinctus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Persephonaster cingulatus multicinctus Fisher, 1913
» Species Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925 accepted as Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925)
» Species Persephonaster penicillatus Fisher, 1905 accepted as Thrissacanthias penicillatus (Fisher, 1905)
» Species Persephonaster setoensis Hayashi, 1938 accepted as Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
» Species Persephonaster spinulosus H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Persephonaster triacanthus Goto, 1914 accepted as Astropecten triacanthus (Goto, 1914)
Genus Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
  » Species Plutonaster agassizi Verrill, 1880
  » Subspecies Plutonaster agassizi agassizi Verrill, 1880
» Subspecies Plutonaster agassizi notatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster ambiguus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster bifrons (Wyville Thomson, 1873)
» Species Plutonaster complexus H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Plutonaster efflorescens (Perrier, 1884)
» Species Plutonaster fragilis H.E.S. Clark, 1970
» Species Plutonaster hikurangi H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Plutonaster intermedius (Perrier, 1881)
» Species Plutonaster jonathani H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
» Species Plutonaster keiensis Doderlein, 1921
» Species Plutonaster knoxi Fell, 1958
» Species Plutonaster marginatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster sirius A.H. Clark, 1917
» Species Plutonaster edwardsi Perrier, 1882 (nomen dubium, Description very poor)
» Species Plutonaster abbreviatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Plutonaster agassizi notatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster abyssicola Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Psilaster pectinatus (Fisher, 1905)
» Species Plutonaster granulosus Perrier, 1891 accepted as Plutonaster agassizi Verrill, 1880
» Species Plutonaster inermis Perrier, 1894 accepted as Plutonaster notatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster notatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Plutonaster agassizi notatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Plutonaster parelii Sladen, 1889 accepted as Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846)
» Species Plutonaster proteus H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Plutonaster bifrons (Wyville Thomson, 1873)
» Species Plutonaster pulcher Perrier, 1894 accepted as Persephonaster pulcher Perrier, 1881
» Species Plutonaster rigidus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Plutonaster agassizi Verrill, 1880
» Species Plutonaster subinermis Ludwig, 1897 accepted as Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
Genus Proserpinaster Fell, 1963
  » Species Proserpinaster anchistus Fisher, 1913
» Species Proserpinaster euryactis (Fisher, 1913)
  » Subspecies Proserpinaster euryactis brevispinus (Fisher, 1919)
» Subspecies Proserpinaster euryactis euryactis (Fisher, 1913)
» Species Proserpinaster luzonicus (Fisher, 1913)
» Species Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925)
Genus Psilaster Sladen, 1885
  » Species Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889
» Species Psilaster agassizi (Koehler, 1909)
» Species Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  » Subspecies Psilaster andromeda andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
» Subspecies Psilaster andromeda florae (Verrill, 1878)
» Variety Psilaster andromeda var. cassiope Grieg, 1907 accepted as Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889
» Species Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905
» Species Psilaster attenuatus Fisher, 1906
» Species Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889
» Species Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)
» Species Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878)
» Species Psilaster gotoi Fisher, 1913
» Species Psilaster herwigi (Bernasconi, 1972)
» Species Psilaster pectinatus (Fisher, 1905)
» Species Psilaster robustus Fisher, 1913
» Species Psilaster sladeni Ludwig, 1905
» Species Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Psilaster patagiatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)
» Species Psilaster squameus H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889
Genus Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910
Genus Tritonaster Fisher, 1906
Genus Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917

Genus Anthosticte Fisher, 1911 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 non d'Orbigny, 1850 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Glyphaster Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Ilyaster Danielssen & Koren, 1882 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Genus Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Moiraster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Nauricia Gray, 1840 accepted as Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Parastropecten Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Leptychaster (Parastropecten) (Ludwig, 1905)
Genus Phidiaster Koehler, 1909 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Genus Phoxaster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Genus Porcellanasterinae Sladen, 1883 accepted as Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883
Genus Priamaster Koehler, 1912 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Genus Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906 accepted as Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Genus Ripaster Koehler, 1906 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Genus Sideriaster Verrill, 1899 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
Genus Stellaria Nardo, 1834 accepted as Astropecten Gray, 1840
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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A Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blackbelly rosefish) and a Astropectinidae (sand living starfish)
A Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blackbelly rosefish) and a Astropectinidae (sand living starfish)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123127
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Astropectinidae. In: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123127 on 2013-05-26
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