Ganeriinae

Ganeria falklandica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptognathina
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: Spinulosida Subordo: Leptognathina

Familia: Asterinidae
Subfamilia: Ganeriinae
Genera: Aleutiaster – Cuenotaster – Cycethra – Ganeria – Perknaster – Scotiaster – Vemaster

Name

Ganeriinae Sladen, 1889

Synonymy

• Cryasteridae Koehler, 1896
• Ganeriidae Sladen, 1889
  • [elevated to family rank by Fisher (1911), and then lowered back to subfamily rank by Mah & Fujita (2020)]

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.  [as Ganeriidae p. 151–152]
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Hyalinothrix, a new genus of starfishes from the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 39(1807): 659–664. BHL Reference page.  [as Ganeriidae p. 660]
• Mah, C.L. & Fujita, T. 2020. New species and occurrence records of Japanese Solasteridae and Ganeriidae including a new species of Paralophaster from the North Pacific with an overview of Hyalinothrix. Zootaxa. 4750(1): 67–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.1.4 Reference page.  [as Ganeriinae p. 81]
• 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.  [original description of Ganeriinae p. 375]