Asteropseidae

Asteropsis carinifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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 Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Asteropseidae
Genera: Asteropsis – Dermasterias – Petricia – Poraniella – Valvaster

Name

Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976

Type genus: Asteropsis Müller & Troschel, 1840

Synonymy

• Asteropidae Fisher, 1908
• Gymnasteriidae Perrier, 1884: 165; — Sladen 1889: 355–356.
  • Type genus: Gymnasteria Gray, 1840
• Valvasteridae Viguier, 1878 [monotypic family synonymized into Asteropseidae by Blake (1980).]
• Valvasterinae Viguier, 1878

References

• Clark, H.E.S., McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page.  [p. 180]
• Hotchkiss, F.H.C. & A.M. Clark., 1976: Restriction of the family Poraniidae sensu Spencer & Wright, 1966 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology, 30(6): 263–268
• Perrier, E. 1884. Mémoire sur les étoiles de mer recueillies dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique durant les expéditions de dragage faites sous la direction de M. Alexandre Agassiz. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. ser. 2. 6: 127-276, pls I-X. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i-xlii, 1-893 BHL Reference page.