Astropectinidae Gray, 1840 
AphiaID: 123127

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Paxillosida
Synonymised taxa		Plutonasteridae Verrill, 1899 Plutonasterinae Verrill, 1899 Plutonasterinae Sladen, 1889
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: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish kamsjöstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Astromesites Fisher, 1913 Genus Astropecten Gray, 1840 Genus Astropectinides Verrill, 1914 Genus Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883 Genus Blakiaster Perrier, 1881 Genus Bollonaster McKnight, 1977 Genus Bunodaster Verrill, 1909 Genus Craspidaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906 Genus Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913 Genus Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893 Genus Dytaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Koremaster Fisher, 1913 Genus Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 Genus Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Macroptychaster H.E.S. Clark, 1963 Genus Mimastrella Fisher, 1916 Genus Patagiaster Fisher, 1906 Genus Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Genus Plutonaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Proserpinaster Fell, 1963 Genus Psilaster Sladen, 1885 Genus Tethyaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910 Genus Tritonaster Fisher, 1906 Genus Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917 Genus Anthosticte Fisher, 1911 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 non d'Orbigny, 1850 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Crenaster Perrier, 1885 accepted as Dytaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Glyphaster Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 Genus Ilyaster Danielssen & Koren, 1882 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883 Genus Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 Genus Moiraster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Nauricia Gray, 1840 accepted as Craspidaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Parastropecten Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Leptychaster (Parastropecten) (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 Genus Phidiaster Koehler, 1909 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885 Genus Phoxaster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883 Genus Porcellanasterinae Sladen, 1883 accepted as Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883 Genus Priamaster Koehler, 1912 accepted as Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876 Genus Psilasteropsis Fisher, 1906 accepted as Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Genus Ripaster Koehler, 1906 accepted as Psilaster Sladen, 1885 Genus Sideriaster Verrill, 1899 accepted as Tethyaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Stellaria Nardo, 1834 accepted as Astropecten Gray, 1840
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Image		A Helicolenus dactylopterus (Blackbelly rosefish) and a Astropectinidae (sand living starfish) added on 2008-09-22 qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123127
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2008-01-19 09:31:50Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Astropectinidae. 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=123127 on 2013-06-18