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Pentagonasterinae Perrier, 
AphiaID: 196205

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subfamily
Parent Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841
Source  basis of record: Mah, C. (2007). Systematics, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Pentagonaster clade (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Goniasteridae). Invertebrate Systematics 21: 311-339. [details]

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 Genus Akelbaster Mah, 2007
Genus Anchitosia Mah, 2007
Genus Eknomiaster HES Clark in HES Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2001
Genus Pawsonaster Mah, 2007
Genus Pentagonaster Gray, 1840
Genus Ryukuaster Mah, 2007
Genus Toraster A.M. Clark, 1952
Genus Tosia Gray, 1840
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent + fossil
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196205
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2005-12-30 14:07:12Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-19 09:31:50Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C. (2013). Pentagonasterinae. 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=196205 on 2013-06-19
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