Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Valvatida > Family Solasteridae

Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Solaster(Polyaster)*	Gray, 1840	synonym

Children

Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Crossaster squamatus (Döderlein, 1900)

Literature

original description	Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326.
basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351.
additional source	Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).
additional source	Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp.

Genbank

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123336