Radiasteridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Paxillosida
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: Paxillosida

Familia: Radiasteridae
Genera: †Betelgeusia – Radiaster

Name

Radiasteridae Fisher, 1916

Type genus: Radiaster Perrier, 1881.

Synonymy

• Mimasterinae Sladen, 1889: 331.
  • Type genus: Mimaster Sladen, 1882.
  • Type genus synonymised with Radiaster by Fisher (1916: 4).
• Mimasteridae Verrill, 1914
  • Type genus: Mimaster Sladen, 1882.
  • Type genus synonymised with Radiaster by Fisher (1916: 4).
• Radiasteridae Fisher, 1916: 4–5.

References

• Fisher, W.K. 1916. Notes on the systematic position of certain genera and higher groups of starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 1–6. 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.