Myxasteridae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Published in

Perrier, E. 1894. [Original taxonomic description(s)]. .

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Echinodermata

class

Asteroidea

order

Velatida

family

Myxasteridae

Name

Synonyms

Pythonasteridae

Homonyms

Myxasteridae

Bibliographic References

1. Alton, M.S. (1966).A new sea-star from the northeastern Pacific Ocean, <i>Asthenactis fisheri</i> n. sp., with a review of the family Myxasteridae.Deep-Sea Research 13: 687-697
2. Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, <B><I>in</I></B>: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). <i> Echinoderm Studies,</i> 5: pp. 183-250
3. Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, <B><I>in</I></B>: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). <i> Echinoderm Studies,</i> 5: pp. 183-250
4. Downey, M.E. (1979). <i>Pythonaster pacificus</i> n. sp., a new starfish of the family Myxasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92: 70-74.
5. Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130.
6. Mah, CL.; Mercier, A.; Hamel, J.-P.; Nizinski, M. (2012). Distribution Data and Taxonomic Notes on Atlantic Myxasteridae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3572: 55-62.
7. McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187.
8. Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology.</em> 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.