Pterasteridae
Also known as: knubbsjöstjärnor, Птерастериды, マクヒトデ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Velatida |
| Family | Pterasteridae |
| Published in | Perrier, E. (1875). Revision de la Stellerides du Museum d’Historie Naturelle de Paris. Archives Du Zoologie Experimentale Et Generale, vol. 4: 265–450. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=278285 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 136 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 202 |
| GBIF key | 5777 |
Genera in Pterasteridae
- Pteraster — 56 species: Pteraster abyssorum, Pteraster acicula, Pteraster affinis, Pteraster alveolatus, Pteraster angulatus, Pteraster balticus, Pteraster bathami, Pteraster capensis
- Hymenaster — 53 species: Hymenaster acutus, Hymenaster agassizi, Hymenaster alcocki, Hymenaster anomalus, Hymenaster bartschi, Hymenaster blegvadi, Hymenaster blevgadi, Hymenaster caelatus
- Diplopteraster — 7 species: Diplopteraster clarki, Diplopteraster hurleyi, Diplopteraster multipes, Diplopteraster otagoensis, Diplopteraster peregrinator, Diplopteraster semireticulatus, Diplopteraster verrucosus
- Calyptraster — 5 species: Calyptraster coa, Calyptraster gracilis, Calyptraster personatus, Calyptraster tenuissimus, Calyptraster vitreus
- Benthaster — 3 species: Benthaster eritimus, Benthaster penicillatus, Benthaster wyvillethomsoni
- Euretaster — 3 species: Euretaster attenuatus, Euretaster cribrosus, Euretaster insignis
- Savignaster — 3 species: Savignaster septemtrionalis, Savignaster trimbachensis, Savignaster wardi
- Hymenasterides — 2 species: Hymenasterides mironovi, Hymenasterides zenognathus
- Amembranaster — 1 species: Amembranaster dimidatius
- Hansaster — 1 species: Hansaster trimbachensis
- Longwyaster — 1 species: Longwyaster delsatei
- Propteraster — 1 species: Propteraster amourensis
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.