WoRMS taxon details
Iconaster Sladen, 1889
- Species Iconaster elegans Jangoux, 1981
- Species Iconaster longimanus (Möbius, 1859)
- Species Iconaster uchelbeluuensis Mah, 2005
- Species Iconaster vanuatuensis Mah, 2005
- Subgenus Iconaster (Glyphodiscus) Fisher, 1917 accepted as Glyphodiscus Fisher, 1917
- Species Iconaster corindonensis Aziz & Jangoux, 1984 accepted as Lithosoma penichra Fisher, 1917
- Species Iconaster gardineri Bell, 1909 accepted as Nymphaster gardineri (Bell, 1909)
- Species Iconaster pentaphyllus (Alcock, 1893) accepted as Lithosoma pentaphylla (Alcock, 1893)
- Species Iconaster perierctus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Glyphodiscus perierctus (Fisher, 1913)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Iconaster Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254785 on 2025-05-15
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Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]
basis of record Mah, C.L. (2005). A phylogeny of <i>Iconaster</i> and <i>Glyphodiscus</i> (Goniasteridae; Valvatida; Asteroidea) with descriptions of four new species. Zoosystema 27(1): 131-167. [details]
basis of record Mah, C.L. (2005). A phylogeny of <i>Iconaster</i> and <i>Glyphodiscus</i> (Goniasteridae; Valvatida; Asteroidea) with descriptions of four new species. Zoosystema 27(1): 131-167. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
