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

Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Asteropsis Müller & Troschel, 1840

Literature

original description

Hotchkiss, F.H.C. & A.M. Clark. (1976). Restriction of the family Poraniidae sensu Spencer & Wright, 1966 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(6): 263-268

basis of record

Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).

additional source

Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.

additional source

Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 4: 187-366.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Asteropseidae Hotchkiss & Clark, 1976. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149874

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2021-11-24 by Christopher Mah

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