Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Astropecten Gray, 1840
Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
Dytaster Sladen, 1889
Leptychaster E. A. Smith, 1876
Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
Psilaster Sladen, 1885
Tethyaster Sladen, 1889

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Swedish: kamsjöstjärnor

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
identification resource	Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung Astropecten und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga-Expedition 46a: 1-190.

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Astropectinidae Gray, 1840. In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123127