Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835 
AphiaID: 123428

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Paleopneustina (Suborder) > Schizasteridae (Family)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Schizasteridae Lambert, 1905
Synonymised taxa		Aplospatangus Lambert, 1907 † (junior subjective synonym) Brisaster (Schizaster) L. Agassiz, 1835 (accepted at genus rank) Paraster Pomel, 1869 (subjective junior synonym) Paraster (Schizaster) L. Agassiz, 1835 (accepted at genus rank) Schizaster (Paraster) Pomel, 1869 (subjective junior synonym) Schyzaster (spelling mistake)
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: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details] from synonym: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Sismonda, E. (1843): Memoria geo-zoologica sugli Echinidi fossili del Contado di Nizza. - Memoria della Reale Accademia della Scienze di Torino, n. ser., 6/2: 341-412. page(s): 371 (30) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (editor) 2011. The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory, available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Schizaster compactus (Koehler, 1914) Species Schizaster doederleini (Chesher, 1972) Species Schizaster edwardsi Cotteau, 1889 Species Schizaster floridiensis (Kier & Grant, 1965) Species Schizaster gibberulus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 Species Schizaster granti Duncan & Sladen, 1883 † Species Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880 Species Schizaster ovatus (Lindley, 2004) Species Schizaster rotundatus (Döderlein, 1906) Species Schizaster minihagali Deraniyagala, 1956 † (nomen dubium, Indeterminate (fragment-based taxon)) Subgenus Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855 accepted as Brisaster Gray, 1855    » Species Schizaster (Brisaster) fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) » Species Schizaster (Brisaster) latifrons A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster latifrons (A. Agassiz, 1898) » Species Schizaster (Brisaster) townsendi A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster townsendi (A. Agassiz, 1898) Subgenus Schizaster (Brissus) Gray, 1825 accepted as Brissus Gray, 1825    » Species Schizaster (Brissus) fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) Subgenus Schizaster (Nina) Gray, 1855 accepted as Ova Gray, 1825    » Species Schizaster (Nina) canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Ova canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) Subgenus Schizaster (Ova) Gray, 1825 accepted as Ova Gray, 1825    » Species Schizaster (Ova) canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Ova canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) » Species Schizaster (Ova) myorensis McNamara & Philip, 1980 accepted as Ova myorensis (McNamara & Philip, 1980) » Species Schizaster (Ova) portjacksonsensis McNamara & Philip, 1980 accepted as Ova portjacksonsensis (McNamara & Philip, 1980) Subgenus Schizaster (Paraster) Pomel, 1869 accepted as Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835    » Species Schizaster (Paraster) floridiensis Kier & Grant, 1965 accepted as Schizaster floridiensis (Kier & Grant, 1965) » Species Schizaster (Paraster) ovatus Lindley, 2004 accepted as Schizaster ovatus (Lindley, 2004) Subgenus Schizaster (Periaster) d'Orbigny, 1854 † accepted as Periaster d'Orbigny, 1854 †    » Species Schizaster (Periaster) limicolus A. Agassiz, 1878 accepted as Hypselaster limicolus (A. Agassiz, 1878) Subgenus Schizaster (Tripylaster) Mortensen, 1907 accepted as Tripylaster Mortensen, 1907    » Species Schizaster (Tripylaster) philippii (Gray, 1851) accepted as Tripylaster philippii (Gray, 1851) Species Schizaster alternans Lambert, 1922 accepted as Schizaster gibberulus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 Species Schizaster atropos (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816) Species Schizaster bennacensis Lambert, 1922 accepted as Schizaster gibberulus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847 Species Schizaster canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Ova canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) Species Schizaster capensis Studer, 1880 accepted as Brisaster capensis (Studer, 1880) Species Schizaster claudicans A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Moiropsis claudicans (A. Agassiz, 1879) Species Schizaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren, 1844) Species Schizaster incertus Aradas, 1850 accepted as Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) Species Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Schizaster jukesii Gray, 1855 accepted as Hypselaster jukesii (Gray, 1855) Species Schizaster latifrons A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster latifrons (A. Agassiz, 1898) Species Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Brisaster moseleyi (A. Agassiz, 1881) Species Schizaster philippii (Gray, 1851) accepted as Tripylaster philippii (Gray, 1851) Species Schizaster savignyi Fourtau, 1904 accepted as Diploporaster savignyi (Fourtau, 1904) Species Schizaster townsendi A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster townsendi (A. Agassiz, 1898) Species Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851 accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Distribution
Links		To Echinoid Directory To GenBank To ITIS
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123428
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2010-09-06 12:28:48Z   changed   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A.; Hansson, H. (2013). Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123428 on 2013-05-24