Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Valvatida

Podosphaerasteridae Fujita & Rowe, 2002

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

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

Literature

original description

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

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.

identification resource

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.

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Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Podosphaerasteridae Fujita & Rowe, 2002. 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:291626

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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

2008-01-19 by Christopher Mah

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