Anthenoides

Anthenoides peircei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Anthenoides
Species (8): A. cristatus – A. dubius – A. epixanthus – A. granulosus – A. laevigatus – A. lithosorus – A. marleyi – A. peircei

• In synonymy (4): A. brasiliensis – A. rugulosus – A. sarissa – A. tenuis
  

Name

Anthenoides Perrier, 1881

• Type species: Anthenoides peircei Perrier, 1881, by monotypy.

Synonymy

• Anthenoides Perrier, 1881: 23; — Fisher, 1913: 646; 1919: 328–329; — Halpern, 1970: 272; — H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 13–14; — Mah, 2018: 6; — Mah, 2026: 29.
• Antheniaster Verrill, 1899: 173–174.
  • Type species: Anthenoides sarissa Alcock, 1893, by original designation.
  • Synonymised by Fisher (1913: 646).
• Leptogonaster Sladen, 1885: 616; 1889: 326–327.
  • Type species: Leptogonaster cristatus Sladen, 1889, by monotypy.

Note: listed by Sladen in 1885 but without species named.

• • Synonymised by Fisher (1913: 646).

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. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1913. Four new genera and fifty-eight new species of starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43(1944): 599–648. BHL Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1919. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions, vol. 3 . Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 100(3): 1–547. 156 pls. hdl: 10088/21263 BHL Reference page. 
• Halpern, J.A. 1970. Biological Investigations of the deep sea. 51. Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) of the Straits of Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science. 20(1): 193–286. Online Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Mah, C.L. 2026. New genera, species and occurrences of Goniasteridae (Valvatida, Asteroidea) from New Caledonia. Megataxa 19(1): 001–113. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.19.1.1 . Reference page. 
• Perrier, E. 1881. Reports on the Results of Dredging by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake" XIV. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 9: 1-32 BHLReference page. 
• Sladen, P. 1885. The Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S., and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N. Narrative 1(2): 607-617. BHL Reference page. 
• Sladen, 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. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. Revision of certain Genera and Species of Starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(1): 145-234. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Anthenoides Perrier, 1881 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 23, 2026

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