Echinasteridae

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Echinasteridae
Genera: Aleutihenricia – Dictyaster – Echinaster – Henricia – Metrodira – Odontohenricia – Plectaster – Rhopiella

[sources: Mah & Hansson (2009), Clark & Jewett (2010)]

Clark, A.M. 1962. Asteroidea. Reports. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany). 9: 1–104. PDF Reference page. [p. 36–38 as Echinasteridae]
Clark, R.N., Jewett, S.C. 2010. A new genus and thirteen new species of sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) from the Aleutian Island Archipelago. Zootaxa. 2571: 1–36. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2571.1.1 Reference page. [as Echinasteridae p. 33–34]
Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page. [as Echinasteridae p. 258–260]
Verrill, A.E. 1867. Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1(2): 323-351. BHL Reference page. [as Echinasteridae p. 343]