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Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879 
AphiaID: 146053

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (Synonym of Leptychaster according to Fisher (1911))
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
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: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Species Leptoptychaster accrescens Koehler, 1920 accepted as Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
Species Leptoptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Leptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889
Species Leptoptychaster arcticus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
Species Leptoptychaster conicus Perrier, 1894 accepted as Blakiaster conicus Perrier, 1881
Species Leptoptychaster elongata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851)
Species Leptoptychaster flexuosus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)
Species Leptoptychaster kerguelensis (Smith, 1876) accepted as Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
Species Leptoptychaster mendosus Koehler, 1923 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146053
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2008-10-15 05:25:22Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879. 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=146053 on 2013-05-25
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