Asteriidae 
AphiaID: 123121

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Forcipulatida

Authority		Gray, 1840
Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Forcipulatida
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] basis of record: Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa		Genus Adelasterias Verrill, 1914 Genus Allostichaster Verrill, 1914 Genus Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Aphanasterias Fisher, 1923 Genus Aphelasterias Fisher, 1923 Genus Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Astrometis Fisher, 1923 Genus Astrostole Fisher, 1923 Genus Australiaster Fisher, 1923 Genus Caimanaster A.M. Clark, 1962 Genus Calasterias Hayashi, 1975 Genus Coscinasterias Verrill, 1870 Genus Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889 Genus Cryptasterias Verrill, 1914 Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Distolasterias Perrier, 1896 Genus Evasterias Verrill, 1914 Genus Granaster Perrier, 1894 Genus Icasterias Fisher, 1923 Genus Kenrickaster A.M. Clark, 1962 Genus Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 Genus Lethasterias Fisher, 1923 Genus Lysasterias Fisher, 1908 Genus Marthasterias Jullien, 1878 Genus Meyenaster Verrill, 1913 Genus Neosmilaster Fisher, 1930 Genus Notasterias Koehler, 1911 Genus Orthasterias Verrill, 1914 Genus Perissasterias H.L. Clark, 1923 Genus Pisaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Psalidaster Fisher, 1940 Genus Pseudechinaster H.E.S. Clark, 1962 Genus Rumbleaster McKnight, 2006 Genus Saliasterias Koehler, 1920 Genus Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Smilasterias Sladen, 1889 Genus Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871 Genus Stichasterella (Farran, 1913) Genus Stylasterias Verrill, 1914 Genus Taranuiaster McKnight, 1973 Genus Tarsastrocles Fisher, 1923 Genus Uniophora Gray, 1840 Genus Urasterias Verrill, 1909 Genus Allasterias Verrill, 1909 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Anasterias Studer, 1885 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908 Genus Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Asteroderma Perrier, 1888 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Autasterias Koehler, 1912 accepted as Notasterias Koehler, 1911 Genus Calvasterias Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Coelasterias Verrill, 1871 accepted as Stichaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Ctenasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 Genus Eoleptasterias Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 Genus Eustolasterias Fisher, 1923 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Hemiasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Granaster Perrier, 1894 Genus Kalyptasterias Koehler, 1923 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Koehleraster Fisher, 1922 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1888 Genus Lytaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias Verrill, 1870 Genus Nanaster Perrier, 1894 accepted as Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871 Genus Paedasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Lysasterias Fisher, 1908 Genus Parasterias Verrill, 1914 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Parastichaster Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Podasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Diplasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Polyasterias Perrier, 1894 accepted as Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889) Genus Quadraster Perrier, 1896 accepted as Cosmasterias Sladen, 1889 Genus Sporasterias Perrier, 1893 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Stellonia Nardo, 1834 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Stichorella Koehler, 1920 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875 Genus Triplasterias Engel & Schroevers, 1960 accepted as Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891 Genus Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Diplasterias Perrier, 1888 (nomen nudum) Genus Mortensenia da Costa, 1941 (nomen nudum) Genus Stenasterias Verrill, 1914 (nomen dubium, Name has status only by "technicality" according to Fisher (1930))
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2008-06-11 12:57:51Z   checked   Danis, Bruno 2008-12-14 04:28:08Z   changed   Mah, Christopher 2010-02-13 05:01:06Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B.; Hansson, H. (2010). Asteriidae. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2010). World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123121 on 2010-09-08