Asterias

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Forcipulatida
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: Forcipulatida

Familia: Asteriidae
Genus: Asterias
Species: A. amurensis – A. forbesi – A. rathbuni – A. rubens – A. tanneri

Name

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

• Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1842

References

Additional references

• Fisher, W.K. 1930. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 3: Forcipulata (Concluded). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 76(3): 1-356. DOI: 10.5479/si.03629236.76.3 BHL Reference page.  [see page 5]
• Müller, J.P. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 15 as Asteracanthion, original description]

Additional references

• Asterias Linnaeus 1758 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).