Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida > Family Benthopectinidae > Genus Benthopecten

Benthopecten simplex (Perrier, 1881)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Benthopecten*	Verrill, 1884	accepted genus name
*Pararchaster*	Sladen, 1885	synonym

Species group names

*Archaster simplex*	Perrier, 1881	synonym
*Benthopecten spinosus*	Grieg, 1918 (non Verrill, 1884)	synonym
*Pararchaster armatus*	Sladen, 1889	synonym

Children

Benthopecten simplex simplex (Perrier, 1881)

Literature

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.

Genbank

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Benthopecten simplex (Perrier, 1881). 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:123837

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Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status CR 2006 This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources