Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Spinulosacea > Order Spinulosida > Family Echinasteridae

Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echinaster (Othilia)*	Gray, 1840	synonym; alternate representation
*Rhopia*	Gray, 1840	synonym
*Thyraster*	Ives, 1890	synonym
*Verrillaster*	Downey, 1973	synonym

Children

Echinaster (Echinaster) Müller & Troschel, 1840

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	North East Atlantic Taxa
additional source	Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies, 5: pp. 183-250

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840. 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:123275