Porcellanasteridae

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Porcellanasteridae
Eremicaster crassus (USNM E13514) 001.jpeg
Eremicaster crassus
Scientific classification
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Asteroidea
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Porcellanasteridae

Sladen, 1883 [1]
Genera
12, See text.

The Porcellanasteridae are a family of sea stars in the order Paxillosida. These sea stars are found at abyssal depths.[2] The World Asteroidea Database includes these genera in this family:[1]

  • Madsen, 1961
  • Fisher, 1911
  • H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 1994
  • Fisher, 1905
  • Sladen, 1883
  • Belyaev, 1969
  • Bell, 1909
  • Wyville Thomson, 1877
  • Koehler, 1909
  • Sladen, 1883
  • Sladen, 1883
  • Belyaev, 1969

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mah, C., Danis, B., Hansson, H. (2012). Mah CL (ed.). "Porcellanasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ^ Madsen, F. J. (1961). "The Porcellanasteridae: a monographic revision of an abyssal group of sea-stars". Danish Science Press.


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