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Pterasteridae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Perrier, E. (1875). Revision de la Stellerides du Museum d’Historie Naturelle de Paris. Archives Du Zoologie Experimentale Et Generale, vol. 4: 265–450. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=278285
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Echinodermata
class
Asteroidea
order
Velatida
family
Pterasteridae

Name

Synonyms
Hymenasterinae Verrill, 1914
Pterasterinae Perrier, 1875
Homonyms
Pterasteridae
Common names
knubbsjöstjärnor in Swedish
knubbsjöstjärnor in Swedish
knubbsjöstjärnor in Swedish
knubbsjöstjärnor in Swedish
マクヒトデ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
  2. Clark, Ailsa M. / Jangoux, Michel, and John M. Lawrence, eds., 1996: An index of names of recent Asteroidea, Part 3: Velatida and Spinulosida. Echinoderm Studies, vol. 5. 183-246.
  3. Clark, Ailsa M., and Maureen E. Downey, 1992: null. Starfishes of the Atlantic. xxvi + 794.
  4. Fisher, W.K. (1911). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the US National Museum, 76: xiii+420 pp.122 pls.
  5. Fisher, Walter Kenrick, 1911: Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters, Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosa. United States National Museum Bulletin, no. 76. vi + 419.
  6. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson, G. & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  7. Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351.
  8. Hansson, H.G., Strand, M., Samuelsson, H. & Cedhagen, T. (2016-06-09 22:00:00) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Tagghudingar–svalgsträngsdjur. Echinodermata– Hemichordata
  9. 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.
  10. Parker 82, PaleoDB
  11. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  12. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  13. Perrier, E. (1875). Revision de la Stellerides du Museum d'Historie Naturelle de Paris. <em>Archives du Zoologie Experimentale et Generale.</em> vol. 4: 265-450.
  14. Spencer, W. K., and C. W. Wright / Durham, J. Wyatt, et al. / Moore, Raymond C., ed., 1966: Asterozoans. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U, Echinodermata 3, vol. 1. U4-U107.
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2012)
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. WoRMS Editorial Board (2013-01-15 23:00:00) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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