Astroceramus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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 Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Astroceramus
Species: A. boninensis – A. brachyactis – A. cadessus – A. callimorphus – A. denticulatus – A. eldredgei – A. eleaumei – A. fisheri – A. kintana – A. lionotus – A. sphaeriostictus

Name

• Astroceramus Fisher, 1906
  • Type species: Astroceramus callimorphus Fisher, 1906, by original designation

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Astroceramus p. 1056]
• Mah, C.L. 2015. New species, corallivory, in situ video observations and overview of the Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) in the Hawaiian Region. Zootaxa 3926(2): 211–228. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.2.3 Reference page.  [as Astroceramus p. 217]
• Mah, C.L. 2018. New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4539(1): 1–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4539.1.1 Reference page.  [as Astroceramus p. 10]
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page.  [as Astroceramus p. 88]