Asteropseidae

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

Synonyms

• Asteropidae Fisher, 1908
• Gymnasteriidae Sladen 1889
• Valvasteridae Viguier, 1878 [monotypic family synonymized into Asteropseidae by Blake (1980).]
• Valvasterinae Viguier, 1878

References

Primary references

• 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

Additional 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]