Asteroidea taxon details
Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 321 [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
Status This genus though to be a synonym of Astropecten but now considered to be generically distinct by Downey.
Status This genus though to be a synonym of Astropecten but now considered to be generically distinct by Downey. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropectinides Verrill, 1914. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178675 on 2025-04-04
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2005-08-04 07:50:58Z
created
Aracina, Claudia
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 321 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Status This genus though to be a synonym of Astropecten but now considered to be generically distinct by Downey. [details]