Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883 
AphiaID: 123130

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Paxillosida
Synonymised taxa		Porcellanasterinae Sladen, 1883
Sources		basis of record: Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347 (look up in IMIS) [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] 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: Madsen F.J. (1961). On the zoogeography and origin of the abyssal fauna in view of the knowledge of the Porcellanasteridae. XIII. Some characteristics of deep-sea fauna. Galathea Report, 4, 200-202. [details] additional source: Clark, H.E.S. & D.G. McKnight. (2000). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars). Order Paxillosida & Notomyotida. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir: 1-16. [details] additional source: Madsen F.J. (1961). The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Reports. 4: 33-174  [details] additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Abyssaster Madsen, 1961 Genus Benthogenia Fisher, 1911 Genus Damnaster H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 1994 Genus Eremicaster Fisher, 1905 Genus Hyphalaster Sladen, 1883 Genus Lethmaster Belyaev, 1969 Genus Lysaster Bell, 1909 Genus Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877 Genus Sidonaster Koehler, 1909 Genus Styracaster Sladen, 1883 Genus Thoracaster Sladen, 1883 Genus Vitjazaster Belyaev, 1969 Genus Albatrossaster Ludwig, 1907 accepted as Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877 Genus Albatrossia Ludwig, 1907 accepted as Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877 Genus Caulaster Perrier, 1882 accepted as Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1877 Genus Chunaster Ludwig, 1907 accepted as Styracaster Sladen, 1883 Subfamily Ctenodiscinae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Goniopectinidae Verrill, 1889 Genus Machairaster Perrier, 1884 accepted as Styracaster Sladen, 1883 Genus Pseudaster Perrier, 1885 accepted as Thoracaster Sladen, 1883
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
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LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123130
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2008-06-11 12:57:51Z   checked   Danis, Bruno 2009-01-18 22:01:36Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B.; Hansson, H. (2013). Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883. 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=123130 on 2013-06-18