Peltaster
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Granulosina |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Goniasteridae
Genus: Peltaster
Species (3): P. cycloplax – P. meridionalis – P. placenta
- Transferred to other genera (1): P. micropeltus
- In synonymy (3): P. hebes – P. nidarosiensis – P. planus
Name
[edit]Peltaster Verrill, 1899
- Type species: Peltaster hebes Verrill, 1899, by original designation.
Synonymy
[edit]References
[edit]- 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. 2025b. New taxa of Valvatida (Asteroidea) with an overview of bivalve pedicellariae proposed form and function. Megataxa 18(1): 262–347. DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.18.1.3
. 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. - 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
[edit]- Peltaster Verrill, 1899 in the World Asteroidea Database, accessed on January 24, 2026