Pentagonasterinae

Pentagonaster pulchellus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
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: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Goniasteridae
Subfamilia: Pentagonasterinae
Genera: Akelbaster – Anchitosia – Eknomiaster – Pawsonaster – Pentagonaster – Ryukuaster – Toraster – Tosia

Name

• Pentagonasterinae Perrier, 1884
  • Type genus: Pentagonaster Gray, 1840

Synonymy

• Pentagonasteridae Perrier, 1884
  • Original rank as a family of Valvatida

References

• Mah, C. 2007. Systematics, phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Pentagonaster clade (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Goniasteridae). Invertebrate systematics 21(4): 311–339. DOI: 10.1071/IS06049 Reference page.  [as Pentagonasterinae p. 314–315]
• Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonasterinae Perrier, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196205 on 2023-02-28
• Perrier, E. 1884. Mémoire sur les étoiles de mer recueillies dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique durant les expéditions de dragage faites sous la direction de M. Alexandre Agassiz. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. ser. 2. 6: 127-276, pls I-X. BHL Reference page.  [as Pentagonasteridae p. 231 (original description)]