Ceramaster

Ceramaster granularis

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
Genus: Ceramaster
Species: C. arcticus – C. australis – C. bowersi – †C. brandenensis – C. clarki – C. glasbyi – C. granularis – C. grenadensis – C. japonicus – C. leptoceramus – C. mortenseni – †C. obtusus – C. patagonicus – C. pointsurae – †C. polonicus – †C. raabii – C. stellatus – C. trispinosus – C. vorax

Name

Ceramaster Verrill, 1899

Type species: Asterias granularis Retzius, 1783, by subsequent designation.

Synonymy

• Tosia (Ceramaster) Verrill, 1899 (original rank as a subgenus of Tosia)

References

Primary references

• 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.  [see page 287 as Tosia (Ceramaster), original description]

Additional 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.  [p. 32]
• 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 Ceramaster p. 204–206]
• 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.  [as Ceramaster p. 212]
• Mah, C.L. 2011. Taxonomy of high-latitude Goniasteridae (Subantarctic & Antarctic): one new genus, and three new species with an overview and key to taxa. Zootaxa 2759: 1–48. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2759.1.1 Reference page.  [p. 5–6]
• Mah, C.L. 2016. Deep-sea (>1000 m) Goniasteridae (Valvatida; Asteroidea) from the North Pacific, including an overview of Sibogaster, Bathyceramaster n. gen. and three new species. Zootaxa 4175(2): 101–141. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.2.1. Reference page.  [p. 112–113]
• Mah, C.L 2022. New Genera, Species and Occurrences of Deep-Sea Asteroidea (Valvatacea, Forcipulatacea, Echinodermata) collected from the North Pacific Ocean by the CAPSTONE Expedition. Zootaxa. 5164(1): 1–75. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5164.1.1 Reference page.  [p. 39]
• 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 Ceramaster p. 95]