Micraster L. Agassiz, 1835 † 
AphiaID: 512813

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Micrasteridae Lambert, 1920a
Source		Not documented
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subgenus Micraster (Diplodetus) Schlueter, 1900 † accepted as Diplodetus Schlueter, 1900 †    » Species Micraster (Diplodetus) brevistella (Laube, 1869) † accepted as Cyclaster archeri (Tenison Woods, 1867) † Species Micraster archeri (Tenison Woods, 1867) † accepted as Cyclaster archeri (Tenison Woods, 1867) † Species Micraster brevistella Laube, 1869 † accepted as Cyclaster archeri (Tenison Woods, 1867) † Species Micraster canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Ova canaliferus (Lamarck, 1816) Species Micraster lacunosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		fossil only
Distribution
Link		To Echinoid Directory
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512813
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-09-06 12:01:53Z   created   Kroh, Andreas 2010-09-06 12:28:48Z   changed   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Micraster 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=512813 on 2013-05-19