Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Spinulosacea > Order Spinulosida > Family Echinasteridae > Genus Echinaster

Echinaster (Echinaster) Müller & Troschel, 1840

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

EchinasterMüller & Troschel, 1840accepted genus name
Echinaster (Othilia) Gray, 1840 synonym
Rhopia Gray, 1840 synonym
Thyraster Ives, 1890 synonym
Verrillaster Downey, 1973 synonym

Children

Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)

Literature

original description

Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326.

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.

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Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Echinaster (Echinaster) Müller & Troschel, 1840. 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:123640

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-01-22 by Christopher Mah

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