Asteroidea

Asterias rubens

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordines (9): Brisingida –  Forcipulatida –  Notomyotida –  Paxillosida –  Peripoda –  Spinulosida –  Valvatida –  Velatida
Familiae inceertae sedis: Paulasteriidae – †Palaeasteridae

Name

Asteroidea Blainville, 1830

References

• Blake, D.J.; Mah, C.L. 2014: Comments on "The phylogeny of post-Palaeozoic Asteroidea (Neoasteroidea, Echinodermata)" by A.S. Gale and perspectives on the systematics of the Asteroidea. Zootaxa 3779(2): 177–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3779.2.4 Reference page. 
• Gondim, A.I., Alonso, C., P. Dias, T.L., Manso, C.L.C., Christoffersen, M.L. 2013. A taxonomic guide to the brittle-stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from the State of Paraíba continental shelf, northeastern Brazil. ZooKeys 307: 45–96. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.307.4673 . Reference page. 
• Gondim, A., Christoffersen, M.L. & Dias, T. 2014. Taxonomic guide and historical review of starfishes in northeastern Brazil (Echinodermata, Asteroidea). ZooKeys 449: 1–56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.449.6813 . Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2006. A new species of Xyloplax (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Concentricycloidea) from the northeast Pacific: comparative morphology and a reassessment of phylogeny. Invertebrate biology 125(2): 136–153. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2006.00048.x Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L.; Blake, D.B. 2012: Global diversity and phylogeny of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata). PLoS ONE 7(4): e35644. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035644 Reference page. 
• Mah, C., Linse, K. Copley, J., Marsh, L., Rogers, A., Clague, D. & Foltz, D. 2015. Description of a new family, new genus, and two new species of deep-sea Forcipulatacea (Asteroidea), including the first known sea star from hydrothermal vent habitats. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174(1): 93–113.

Links

• WoRMS (2018). Asteroidea. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123080 on March 17, 2018.
• Asteroidea in the World Asteroidea Database

Vernacular names

беларуская: Марскія зоркі
български: Морски звезди
বাংলা: তারামাছ
Deutsch: Seesterne
Ελληνικά: Αστερίες
English: Sea stars
español: Estrella de mar
suomi: Meritähdet
Nordfriisk: Siastäären
français: Étoile de mer
հայերեն: Ծովաստղ
Bahasa Indonesia: Bintang laut
italiano: Stella di mare
日本語: ヒトデ綱
Nederlands: Zeesterren
norsk: Sjøstjerner
polski: Rozgwiazdy
português: Estrela-do-mar
русский: Морские звёзды
slovenčina: Hviezdovky
svenska: Sjöstjärnor
தமிழ்: நட்சத்திர மொத்த முள்ளுடலிகள்
ไทย: ดาวทะเล, ปลาดาว
Türkçe: Denizyıldızları
українська: Морські зірки

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