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

Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777)

Rank: Subspecies
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

Subspecies group names

*Asterias irregularis*	Pennant, 1777	synonym
*Astropecten echinulatus*	Müller & Troschel, 1844	synonym
*Astropecten helgolandicus*	Greeff, 1871	synonym

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	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777). 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:125199