The World Asteroidea Database - Valvasterinae Viguier, 1879

WoRMS name details

Valvasterinae Viguier, 1879

AphiaID

378550 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378550)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Valvasteridae Viguier, 1879 accepted as Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976

Rank

Subfamily

Type taxon

Valvaster Perrier, 1875

Parent

Echinasteridae Verrill, 1867

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Viguier, C. (1879). Anatomie comparee du squelette des Stellerides. <em>Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et generale.</em> 7: 33-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5628140
page(s): 131 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Valvasterinae Viguier, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378550 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-23 04:29:04Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-26 16:40:30Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2021-11-24 06:02:51Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Viguier, C. (1879). Anatomie comparee du squelette des Stellerides. <em>Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et generale.</em> 7: 33-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5628140
page(s): 131 [details]