Benthopectinidae
Also known as: nålsjöstjärnor, Бентопектиниды, イバラヒトデ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Paxillosida |
| Family | Benthopectinidae |
| Published in | Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(1): 145–234. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 11 |
| Species records held | 77 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 128 |
| GBIF key | 9472 |
Genera in Benthopectinidae
- Cheiraster — 34 species: Cheiraster antarcticus, Cheiraster blakei, Cheiraster californicus, Cheiraster capillatus, Cheiraster cribellum, Cheiraster dawsoni, Cheiraster diomediae, Cheiraster echinulatus
- Benthopecten — 23 species: Benthopecten acanthonotus, Benthopecten claviger, Benthopecten cognatus, Benthopecten folini, Benthopecten heteracanthus, Benthopecten huddlestonii, Benthopecten indicus, Benthopecten moluccanus
- Nearchaster — 7 species: Nearchaster aciculosus, Nearchaster fisheri, Nearchaster musorstomi, Nearchaster pedicellaris, Nearchaster spinosus, Nearchaster variabilis, Nearchaster yodomiensis
- Jurapecten — 3 species: Jurapecten dhondtae, Jurapecten hessi, Jurapecten infrajurensis
- Pectinaster — 3 species: Pectinaster agassizi, Pectinaster filholi, Pectinaster mimicus
- Punkaster — 2 species: Punkaster ruegenensis, Punkaster spinifera
- Acontiaster — 1 species: Acontiaster bandanus
- Gaussaster — 1 species: Gaussaster antarcticus
- Myonotus — 1 species: Myonotus intermedius
- Plesiastropecten — 1 species: Plesiastropecten hallovensis
- Pontaster — 1 species: Pontaster tenuispinus
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.