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

Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) Danielssen & Koren, 1881

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

PoraniomorphaDanielssen & Koren, 1881accepted genus name
Sphaeraster Dons, 1938 later homonym
Lasiaster Sladen, 1889 synonym
Poraniomorpha (Culcitopsis) Verrill, 1914 synonym
Rhegaster Sladen, 1883 synonym
Sphaeraster Dons, 1938 synonym
Sphaeriaster Dons, 1939 synonym

Children

Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) bidens Mortensen, 1932
Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) hispida (M. Sars, 1872)
Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) tumida (Stuxberg, 1878)

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

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

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha). 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:123647

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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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Last modified

2009-01-31 by Christopher Mah

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