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

Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Astropecten*	Gray, 1840	accepted genus name
*Stellaria*	Nardo, 1834	later homonym
*Stellaria*	Nardo, 1834	synonym

Species group names

*Asterias jonstoni*	Delle Chiaje, 1827	synonym
*Astropecten aster*	De Filippi, 1859	synonym
*Astropecten squamatus*	Müller & Troschel, 1844	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Johnstons kamster

Literature

original description	Delle Chiaje S. 1823-1831. Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. Napoli: Fratelli Fernandes (vol. 1), and Società Tipografica (vol. 2-4). Vol. 1, pp. i-xii, 1-84 [1823], pp. 1-184 [1824]; vol. 2, pp. [1-4] + 185-224 [1825], pp. 225-444 [1826]; vol. 3, pp. i-xx, pp. 1-232 [1828]; vol. 4, pp. i-vii [1831], 1-116 [1830], pp. 117-214 [1831]; pl. 1-4; pl. 1-69 [date?], pl. 70-109 [1830][dates according to Sherborn, 1922]
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

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Astropecten jonstoni. 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:123868