The World Asteroidea Database - Cryasteridae Koehler, 1896

Asteroidea name details

Cryasteridae Koehler, 1896

AphiaID

990178 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:990178)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Ganeriidae Sladen, 1889 accepted as Ganeriinae Sladen, 1889

Rank

Family

Parent

Valvatida

Direct children (1)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Genus Cryaster Koehler, 1906 accepted as Perknaster Sladen, 1889 (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Koehler, R. (1906). Expédition Antarctique Francaise (1903-1905) - Échinodermes (Stéllérides, Ophiures et Échinides). <em>Expédition Charcot.</em> 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/951182
page(s): 24 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Cryasteridae Koehler, 1896. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=990178 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-04-19 17:43:48Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Koehler, R. (1906). Expédition Antarctique Francaise (1903-1905) - Échinodermes (Stéllérides, Ophiures et Échinides). <em>Expédition Charcot.</em> 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/951182
page(s): 24 [details]