Benthopectinidae Verrill, 1899 
AphiaID: 123126

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Notomyotida

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Notomyotida
Synonymised taxa		Benthopectininae Verrill, 1894 (syonym) Pararchasterinae Sladen, 1889 (Synonym)
Sources		original description: Verrill, A.E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(1): 145-234 [details] 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. 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: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record (from synonym): Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details] [view taxon]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish nålsjöstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Acontiaster Doderlein, 1921 Genus Benthopecten Verrill, 1884 Genus Cheiraster Studer, 1883 Genus Gaussaster Ludwig, 1910 Genus Myonotus Fisher, 1911 Genus Nearchaster Fisher, 1911 Genus Pectinaster Perrier, 1885 Genus Pontaster Sladen, 1885 Genus Acantharchaster Verrill, 1894 accepted as Luidiaster Studer, 1884 accepted as Cheiraster (Luidiaster) Studer, 1884 Genus Barbadosaster A.M.Clark, 1981 accepted as Cheiraster (Barbadosaster) A.M.Clark, 1981 Genus Christopheraster A.M. Clark, 1981 accepted as Cheiraster (Christopheraster) A.M.Clark, 1981 Genus Luidiaster Studer, 1884 accepted as Cheiraster (Luidiaster) Studer, 1884 Genus Marcellaster Koehler, 1907 accepted as Cheiraster (Luidiaster) Studer, 1884 Genus Pararchaster Sladen, 1885 accepted as Benthopecten Verrill, 1884 Genus Pectinaster Verrill, 1915 accepted as Cheiraster Studer, 1883 Genus Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916 accepted as Nearchaster Fisher, 1911
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123126
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2005-07-29 11:05:05Z   changed   Braeckman, Ulrike 2008-06-11 12:57:51Z   checked   Danis, Bruno 2009-01-19 04:03:02Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B.; Hansson, H. (2013). Benthopectinidae. In: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123126 on 2013-06-19