Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Valvatida > Family Podosphaerasteridae

Podosphaeraster A.M. Clark, in Clark & Wright, 1962

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Podosphaeraster thalassae Cherbonnier, 1970

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
additional source	Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
additional source	Fujita, T. and F.W.E. Rowe. (2002). Podospherasteridae fam. Nov. (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Valvatida) with a new species, Podospheraster toyoshiomaruae from Southern Japan. Species Diversity 7: 317-332.
additional source	Clark, A.M. and C.W. Wright. (1962). A new genus and species of recent starfishes belonging to the aberrant family Sphaerasteridae, with notes on the possible origin and affinities of the family. Annals of the Magzine of Natural History 13(5): 243-251.
additional source	Rowe, F.W.E. and D. Nichols. (1980). A new species of Podosphaeraster Clark and Wright, 1962 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Pacific. Micronesica 16(2): 289-295.
additional source	Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Podosphaeraster A.M. Clark, in Clark & Wright, 1962. 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:123327