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

Poraniidae Perrier, 1875

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Chondraster Verrill, 1895
Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
Marginaster Perrier, 1881
Porania Gray, 1840
Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881
Tylaster Danielssen & Koren, 1881

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Swedish: kuddsjöstjärnor

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.

identification resource

Clark, A.M. (1984). Notes on Atlantic and other Asteroidea. 4. Families Poraniidae and Asteropseidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 47: 19–51.

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Poraniidae Perrier, 1875. 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:123138

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2008-01-25 by Christopher Mah

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