Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida > Family Porcellanasteridae > Genus Styracaster

Styracaster armatus Sladen, 1883

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

StyracasterSladen, 1883accepted genus name
Chunaster Ludwig, 1907 synonym
Machairaster Perrier, 1884 synonym

Species group names

Machairaster pictus Perrier, 1884 synonym
Styracaster edwardsi Perrier, 1885 synonym
Styracaster spinosus Perrier, 1885 synonym

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. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347

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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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Styracaster armatus Sladen, 1883. 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:123941

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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

2008-01-21 by Christopher Mah

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