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

Styracaster Sladen, 1883

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Chunaster*	Ludwig, 1907	synonym
*Machairaster*	Perrier, 1884	synonym

Children

Styracaster armatus Sladen, 1883
Styracaster chuni Ludwig, 1907
Styracaster elongatus Koehler, 1907
Styracaster horridus 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	Belyaev, G.M. and Moskalev, L.I. (1986). Starfishes of the genus Styracaster (Porcellanasteridae). 3. Generic composition, geographical and vertical distribution. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 65(7): 1015-1203.
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, 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.

Genbank

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Styracaster 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:123269