Podosphaeraster

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
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

Familia: Podosphaerasteridae
Genus: Podosphaeraster
Species: P. gustavei – P. polyplax – P. pulvinatus – P. somnambulator – P. thalassae – P. toyoshiomaruae

Name

Podosphaeraster A.M. Clark in Clark & Wright, 1962

• Type species: Podosphaeraster polyplax Clark, 1962, by original designation.

References

• Clark, A.M. & Wright, C.W., 1962: A new genus and species of recent starfishes belonging to the aberrant family Sphaerasteridae, with notes on the possible origin and affinities of the family. Annals and magazine of natural history, 13 (5) : 243–251, 3 figs.
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page.  [as Podosphaeraster p. 104–105]