Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida

Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Caulaster Perrier, 1882
Hyphalaster Sladen, 1883
Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1878
Styracaster Sladen, 1883
Thoracaster Sladen, 1883

Literature

original description	Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269.
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.
additional source	Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).
additional source	Madsen F.J. (1961). The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Reports. 4: 33-174
additional source	Madsen F.J. (1961). On the zoogeography and origin of the abyssal fauna in view of the knowledge of the Porcellanasteridae. XIII. Some characteristics of deep-sea fauna. Galathea Report, 4, 200-202.
additional source	Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
additional source	Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 3: 225-347.
additional source	Clark, H. E. S. and McKnight, D. G. (2000). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars). Order Paxillosida. Order Notomyotida. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir. 116: 1-196.
identification resource	Madsen F.J. (1961). The Porcellanasteridae. A monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars. Galathea Reports. 4: 33-174

Genbank

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Porcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123130