Astropectinidae
Also known as: Comb Stars, Estrellas espinosas de mar, Stelle pettine e affini, kamsjöstjärnor, モミジガイ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Paxillosida |
| Family | Astropectinidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 6: 175–184. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=278664 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 37 |
| Species records held | 349 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 556 |
| GBIF key | 5538 |
Genera in Astropectinidae
- Astropecten — 144 species: Astropecten acanthifer, Astropecten acutiradiatus, Astropecten africanus, Astropecten alatus, Astropecten alligator, Astropecten americanus, Astropecten anacanthus, Astropecten andersoni
- Archastropecten — 31 species: Archastropecten carroni, Archastropecten carthusiae, Archastropecten clavaeformis, Archastropecten cotteswoldiae, Archastropecten crispatus, Archastropecten desori, Archastropecten elegans, Archastropecten gataui
- Persephonaster — 24 species: Persephonaster arduennensis, Persephonaster armiger, Persephonaster asper, Persephonaster celebensis, Persephonaster cingulatus, Persephonaster coelochilus, Persephonaster croceus, Persephonaster echinulatus
- Dytaster — 19 species: Dytaster aequivocus, Dytaster agassizi, Dytaster cherbonnieri, Dytaster evaulus, Dytaster exilis, Dytaster felix, Dytaster felli, Dytaster gilberti
- Dipsacaster — 18 species: Dipsacaster africanus, Dipsacaster anoplus, Dipsacaster antillensis, Dipsacaster borealis, Dipsacaster diaphorus, Dipsacaster eximius, Dipsacaster farquharsoni, Dipsacaster fisheri
- Plutonaster — 13 species: Plutonaster agassizi, Plutonaster ambiguus, Plutonaster bifrons, Plutonaster complexus, Plutonaster efflorescens, Plutonaster fragilis, Plutonaster hikurangi, Plutonaster intermedius
- Leptychaster — 12 species: Leptychaster anomalus, Leptychaster antarcticus, Leptychaster arcticus, Leptychaster flexuosus, Leptychaster inermis, Leptychaster kerguelenensis, Leptychaster kerguelensis, Leptychaster magnificus
- Psilaster — 12 species: Psilaster acuminatus, Psilaster agassizi, Psilaster andromeda, Psilaster armatus, Psilaster attenuatus, Psilaster cassiope, Psilaster charcoti, Psilaster gotoi
- Tethyaster — 11 species: Tethyaster albertensis, Tethyaster antares, Tethyaster aulophora, Tethyaster canaliculatus, Tethyaster grandis, Tethyaster guerangeri, Tethyaster jurassicus, Tethyaster pacei
- Pentasteria — 8 species: Pentasteria blakei, Pentasteria boisteli, Pentasteria kelleri, Pentasteria liasica, Pentasteria longispina, Pentasteria procera, Pentasteria tenuimarginata, Pentasteria tithonica
- Lophidiaster — 6 species: Lophidiaster concavus, Lophidiaster haunsbergensis, Lophidiaster hawkinsi, Lophidiaster inversus, Lophidiaster mirabilis, Lophidiaster silentiensis
- Ctenophoraster — 5 species: Ctenophoraster diploctenius, Ctenophoraster donghaiensis, Ctenophoraster downeyae, Ctenophoraster hawaiiensis, Ctenophoraster marquesensis
- Coulonia — 4 species: Coulonia neocomiensis, Coulonia parva, Coulonia platyspina, Coulonia valanginiensis
- Ctenopleura — 4 species: Ctenopleura astropectinides, Ctenopleura fisheri, Ctenopleura ludwigi, Ctenopleura sagamina
- Proserpinaster — 4 species: Proserpinaster anchistus, Proserpinaster euryactis, Proserpinaster luzonicus, Proserpinaster neozelanicus
- Astromesites — 3 species: Astromesites compactus, Astromesites primigenius, Astromesites regis
- Astropectinides — 3 species: Astropectinides callistus, Astropectinides ctenophora, Astropectinides mesactus
- Patagiaster — 3 species: Patagiaster granulatus, Patagiaster nuttingi, Patagiaster sphaerioplax
- Tritonaster — 3 species: Tritonaster ceramicus, Tritonaster craspedotus, Tritonaster evorus
- Aldebarania — 2 species: Aldebarania arenitea, Aldebarania taberna
- Bathybiaster — 2 species: Bathybiaster loripes, Bathybiaster vexillifer
- Thrissacanthias — 2 species: Thrissacanthias bispinosus, Thrissacanthias penicillatus
- Trophodiscus — 2 species: Trophodiscus almus, Trophodiscus uber
- Advenaster — 1 species: Advenaster inermis
- Astrocratis — 1 species:
- Blakiaster — 1 species:
- Bollonaster — 1 species:
- Bunodaster — 1 species:
- Craspidaster — 1 species:
- Eoastropecten — 1 species:
- Koremaster — 1 species:
- Lambertella — 1 species:
- Lonchotaster — 1 species:
- Macroptychaster — 1 species:
- Mimastrella — 1 species:
- Prothrissacanthias — 1 species:
- Riedaster — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.