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Ripaster Koehler, 1906 
AphiaID: 146052

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
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Accepted name  Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Rank Genus
Parent Astropectinidae Gray, 1840
Source  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]

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Species Ripaster charcoti Koehler, 1906 accepted as Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)
Species Ripaster longispinus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146052
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2009-01-17 21:50:33Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ripaster Koehler, 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=146052 on 2013-06-19
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