Zoroasteridae
| Zoroasteridae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Superclass: | Asterozoa |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Zoroasteridae Viguier, 1878 [1] |
| Diversity | |
| 7 living genera, 35 species, See text. | |
The Zoroasteridae are one of three families of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It contains seven living genera and one extinct genus.[2]
Genera
The living genera described are:
- Bythiolophus Fisher, 1916 (monotypic)
- B. acanthinus Fisher, 1916
- Cnemidaster Sladen, 1889 (six species)
- Doraster Downey, 1970 (monotypic)
- D. constellatus Downey, 1970
- Myxoderma Fisher, 1905 (five species)
- Pholidaster Sladen, 1889 (monotypic)
- P. squamatus Sladen, 1889
- Sagenaster Mah, 2007 (monotypic)
- S. evermanni (Fisher, 1905)
- Zoroaster Thomson, 1873 (20 species)
The extinct genus known is:
- Terminaster Hess, 1974†
Distribution
Species in this family are widespread, distributed mainly in Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. A few are found in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans.[3]
References
- ↑ Mah, Christopher (2013). C. L. Mah, ed. "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Marinespecies.org
- ↑ GBIF.org
- Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.
- 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 (look up in IMIS)
Further reading
- Mah, C. (2007). Phylogeny of the Zoroasteridae (Zorocallina;Forcipulatida): evolutionary events in deep-sea Asteroidea displaying Palaeozoic features. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 177-210., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00291.x
- McKnight D.G. (1977). A note on the order Zorocallida (Asteroidea: Echinodermata). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Records 3(18): 159-161. [details]
- Downey, M.E. (1970). Zorocallida, new order, and Doraster constellatus, new genus and species, with notes on the Zoroasteridae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 64: 1-18. [details]
- Fisher, W.K. (1919). North Pacific Zoroasteridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3(9): 387-353. [details]
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