Goniasteridae
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| Goniasteridae Temporal range: Jurassic - recent | |
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| Pseudarchaster myobrachius | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841 |
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Goniasteridae are a large family of sea stars.
Description
Goniasteridae are usually middle-sized sea stars with a characteristic double range of marginal plates bordering the disk and arms. About 260 extant species within 70 genera are currently known.
Location and habitat
They occur predominantly on deep-water continental shelf habitats in all the world’s oceans, being the most diverse in the Indo-Pacific region.[1]
List of genera
The family includes the following genera:[2]
- genus Anthenoides (Perrier, 1881)
- genus Apollonaster (Halpern, 1970)
- genus Astroceramus (Fisher, 1906)
- genus Astropatricia (McKnight, 2006)
- genus Astrothauma (Fisher, 1913)
- genus Atelorias (Fisher, 1911)
- genus Calliaster (Gray, 1840)
- genus Calliderma (Gray, 1847)
- genus Ceramaster (Verrill, 1899)
- genus Chitonaster (Sladen, 1889)
- genus Circeaster (Koehler, 1909)
- genus Cladaster (Verrill, 1899)
- genus Diplasiaster (Halpern, 1970)
- genus Dorigona (Gray, 1866)
- genus Enigmaster (McKnight & H.E.S. Clark, 1996)
- genus Eratosaster (Mah, 2011) [3]
- genus Floriaster (Downey, 1980)
- genus Fromia (Gray, 1840)
- genus Gigantaster (Döderlein, 1924)
- genus Glyphodiscus (Fisher, 1917)
- genus Goniaster (L. Agassiz, 1836)
- Subfamily Hippasterinae
- genus Cryptopeltaster (Fisher, 1905)
- genus Evoplosoma (Fisher, 1906)
- genus Gilbertaster (Fisher, 1906)
- genus Hippasteria (Gray, 1840)
- genus Sthenaster (Mah, Nizinski & Lundsten, 2010)
- genus Iconaster (Sladen, 1889)
- genus Johannaster (Koehler, 1909)
- genus Kermitaster (H.E.S. Clark, 2001)
- genus Lithosoma (Fisher, 1911)
- genus Litonotaster (Verrill, 1899)
- genus Lydiaster (Koehler, 1909)
- genus Mabahissaster (Macan, 1938)
- genus Mariaster (A.H. Clark, 1916)
- genus Mediaster (Stimpson, 1857)
- genus Milteliphaster (Alcock, 1893)
- genus Nectria (Gray, 1840)
- genus Neoferdina (Livingstone, 1931)
- genus Notioceramus (Fisher, 1940)
- genus Nymphaster (Sladen, 1889)
- genus Ogmaster (von Martens, 1865)
- genus Peltaster (Verrill, 1899)
- Subfamily Pentagonasterinae (Perrier)
- genus Akelbaster (Mah, 2007)[3]
- genus Anchitosia (Mah, 2007)
- genus Eknomiaster (HES Clark in HES Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2001)
- genus Pawsonaster (Mah, 2007)
- genus Pentagonaster (Gray, 1840)
- genus Ryukuaster (Mah, 2007)
- genus Toraster (A.M. Clark, 1952)
- genus Tosia (Gray, 1840)
- genus Pergamaster (Koehler, 1920)
- genus Pillsburiaster (Halpern, 1970)
- genus Plinthaster (Verrill, 1899)
- genus Pontioceramus (Fisher, 1911)
- genus Progoniaster (Döderlein, 1924)
- genus Pseudoceramaster (Jangoux, 1981)
- genus Pseudogoniodiscaster (Livingstone, 1930)
- genus Rosaster (Perrier, 1894)
- genus Sibogaster (Döderlein, 1924)
- genus Siraster (H.L. Clark, 1915)
- genus Sphaeriodiscus (Fisher, 1910)
- genus Stellaster (Gray, 1840)
- genus Stellasteropsis (Dollfus, 1936)
- genus Styphlaster (H.L. Clark, 1938)
- genus Tessellaster (H.L. Clark, 1941)
References
- ↑ Clark, A. M. An index of names of recent Asteroidea Part 2: Valvatida. Echinoderm Studies 4 (1993)
- ↑ MarineSpecies.org - Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mah, Christopher L. (2011). "Taxonomy of high-latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa". Zootaxa 2759: 1–48.
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