Sphaerasteridae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Valvatida |
| Family | Sphaerasteridae |
| Published in | Schöndorf, F. (1906). Das genus Sphaeraster und seine Beziehungen zu rezenten Seesternen. Jahrbucher Des Nassauischen Vereins Fur Naturkunde, Wiesbaden, 59: 251–256. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=299697 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 10 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 29 |
| GBIF key | 3249701 |
Genera in Sphaerasteridae
- Valettaster — 5 species: Valettaster argus, Valettaster dangeardi, Valettaster granulatus, Valettaster ocellatus, Valettaster stipes
- Bulbosphaeraster — 1 species: Bulbosphaeraster valettei
- Eosphaeraster — 1 species: Eosphaeraster amellagensis
- Pouzaster — 1 species: Pouzaster pocknotata
- Rugosphaeraster — 1 species: Rugosphaeraster ruegensis
- Testudinaster — 1 species: Testudinaster peregrinus
- Sphaeraster
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.