Dendrasteridae Lambert, 1900 
AphiaID: 510665

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Neognathostomata (Superorder) > Clypeasteroida (Order) > Scutellina (Suborder) > Scutelliformes (Infraorder) > Scutellidea (Superfamily)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Scutellidea
Source		basis of record: Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147 page(s): 172 [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Dendraster L. Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Distribution
Links		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:510665
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-08-31 07:25:31Z   created   Kroh, Andreas 2012-09-07 08:47:35Z   changed   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Dendrasteridae. 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=510665 on 2013-05-25