Echinasteridae Verrill, 1870 
AphiaID: 123132

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Spinulosacea > Spinulosida

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Spinulosida
Synonymised taxa		Metrodiridae Sladen, 1889 (Metrodira placed into Echinasteridae by Blake (1980). Metrodiridae sunk into Echinasteridae.) Metrodirinae Sladen, 1889
Sources		basis of record: Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies, 5: pp. 183-250 (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] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details] 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] from synonym: Blake, D.B. (1980). On the affinites of three small sea-star families. Journal of Natural History 14: 163-182 [details] [view taxon]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish krullsjöstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Aleutihenricia Clark & Jewett, 2010 Genus Dictyaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 Genus Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Metrodira Gray, 1840 Genus Odontohenricia Rowe & Albertson, 1988 Genus Plectaster Sladen, 1889 Genus Rhopiella Fisher, 1940 Genus Cribrella Lütken, 1857 represented as Henricia Gray, 1840 (alternate representation, synonym) Subfamily Acanthasterinae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Acanthasteridae Genus Cribella Forbes, 1841 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Cyllaster A.H. Clark, 1916 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Echinaster Gray, 1840 accepted as Acanthaster Gervais, 1841 Genus Henricides Verrill, 1914 accepted as Nepanthia Gray, 1840 Genus Linckia Forbes, 1839 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Magdalenaster Koehler, 1907 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Mithrodinae Viguier, 1879 accepted as Mithrodiidae Viguier, 1878 Subfamily Mithrodinae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Mithrodiidae Viguier, 1878 Genus Rhopia Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Scaphaster de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Metrodira Gray, 1840 Genus Spinohenricia Heding, 1935 accepted as Henricia Gray, 1840 Genus Thyraster Ives, 1890 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 Subfamily Valvasterinae Viguier, 1878 accepted as Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976 Genus Verrillaster Downey, 1973 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123132
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). Echinasteridae. 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=123132 on 2013-05-24