Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Valvatida > Family Goniasteridae > Genus Ceramaster

Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ceramaster*	Verrill, 1899	accepted genus name
*Philonaster*	Koehler, 1909	synonym

Species group names

*Asterias granularis*	Retzius, 1783	synonym
*Astrogonium boreale*	Barrett, 1857	synonym
*Pentagonaster eximius*	Verrill, 1894	synonym

Children

Ceramaster granularis granularis (Retzius, 1783)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): sjøkjeks sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: sjøkjeks sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: sjøkjeks sources: Zoologicae Daniae Prodormus

Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøkjeks sources: Zoologicae Daniae Prodormus

Nynorsk (Norwegian): sjøkjeks sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: sjökex

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
additional source	Gosner, K.L. 1971. Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 693 p.
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124020