Zoroasteridae
Also known as: Зороастериды, ホシガタヒトデ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Asteroidea |
| Order | Forcipulatida |
| Family | Zoroasteridae |
| Published in | Sladen, W. P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–1876. Zoology, 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sou |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 39 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 54 |
| GBIF key | 9471 |
Genera in Zoroasteridae
- Zoroaster — 23 species: Zoroaster actinocles, Zoroaster adami, Zoroaster alfredi, Zoroaster alternicanthus, Zoroaster angulatus, Zoroaster barathri, Zoroaster carinatus, Zoroaster fulgens
- Cnemidaster — 6 species: Cnemidaster gilesi, Cnemidaster nudus, Cnemidaster sigsbeei, Cnemidaster squameus, Cnemidaster wyvillii, Cnemidaster zea
- Myxoderma — 5 species: Myxoderma acutibrachia, Myxoderma longispinum, Myxoderma platyacanthum, Myxoderma qawashqari, Myxoderma sacculatum
- Doraster — 2 species: Doraster constellatus, Doraster mizunoi
- Bythiolophus — 1 species: Bythiolophus acanthinus
- Pholidaster — 1 species: Pholidaster squamatus
- Sagenaster — 1 species: Sagenaster evermanni
- Terminaster
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.