ERMS taxon details
Pentagonaster Gray, 1840
Stephanaster Ayres, 1851 · unaccepted (Synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster affinis Perrier, 1884 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970))
- Species Pentagonaster arenatus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster balteatus Sladen, 1891 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster concinnus Sladen, 1891 accepted as Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970))
- Species Pentagonaster crassus Perrier, 1885 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Downey (1973) and Halpern (1970, PhD dissertation).)
- Species Pentagonaster dentatus Perrier, 1884 accepted as Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884) (original combination)
- Species Pentagonaster deplasi Perrier, 1885 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Downey (1973) and Halpern (1970, PhD dissertation).)
- Species Pentagonaster elongatus Perrier, 1885 accepted as Paragonaster subtilis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Downey (1973) and Halpern (1970, PhD dissertation).)
- Species Pentagonaster eximius Verrill, 1894 accepted as Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970-PhD Dissertation))
- Species Pentagonaster gosselini Perrier, 1885 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Downey (1973) and Halpern (1970, PhD dissertation).)
- Species Pentagonaster grandis Perrier, 1885 accepted as Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster grenadensis Perrier, 1881 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster haesitans Perrier, 1885 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970-PhD Dissertation) and in Downey (1973))
- Species Pentagonaster hystricis von Marenzeller, 1893 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970-PhD Dissertation) and in Downey (1973))
- Species Pentagonaster kergroheni Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Alloceramaster grenadensis (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970-PhD Dissertation) and in Downey (1973))
- Species Pentagonaster lepidus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Hoplaster spinosus Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882 (synonym according to Verrill (1899) and confirmed by A.M. Clark in Gage et al. (1983))
- Species Pentagonaster minor Koehler, 1895 accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
- Species Pentagonaster mirabilis Perrier, 1875 accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
- Species Pentagonaster perrieri Sladen, 1889 accepted as Plinthaster perrieri Sladen, 1889 accepted as Plinthaster dentatus (Perrier, 1884)
- Species Pentagonaster planus Verrill, 1895 accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster simplex Verrill, 1895 accepted as Ceramaster granularis granularis (Retzius, 1783) accepted as Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster subspinosus Perrier, 1881 accepted as Dorigona subspinosa (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Pentagonaster ternalis Perrier, 1881 accepted as Dorigona ternalis (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym of N. arenatus according to Halpern (1970))
- Species Pentagonaster vincenti Perrier, 1885 accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970-PhD Dissertation) and in Downey (1973))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 280 [details]
page(s): 280 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonaster Gray, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123302 on 2025-05-14
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Pentagonaster Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123302 on 2025-05-14
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 280 [details]
original description (of Stephanaster Ayres, 1851) Ayres, W.O. (1851). <i>Stephanaster</i> Ayres. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 4: 118-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870828
page(s): 118-119 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Mah, C. (2007). Systematics, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the <i>Pentagonaster</i> clade (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Goniasteridae. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 21: 311-339., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/IS06049 [details]
page(s): 280 [details]
original description (of Stephanaster Ayres, 1851) Ayres, W.O. (1851). <i>Stephanaster</i> Ayres. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 4: 118-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870828
page(s): 118-119 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Mah, C. (2007). Systematics, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the <i>Pentagonaster</i> clade (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Goniasteridae. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 21: 311-339., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/IS06049 [details]
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