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Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906 
AphiaID: 123256

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Rank Genus
Parent Astropectinidae Gray, 1840
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: Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
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Species Psilasteropsis cingulata Fisher, 1906 accepted as Persephonaster cingulatus (Fisher, 1906)
Species Psilasteropsis facetus Koehler, 1908 accepted as Persephonaster facetus (Koehler, 1907)
Species Psilasteropsis humilis Koehler, 1907 accepted as Persephonaster sphenoplax (Bell, 1892)
Species Psilasteropsis patagiatus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123256
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2009-01-17 05:18:03Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906. 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=123256 on 2013-05-22
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