Echinoidea taxon details
Micrasteridae Lambert, 1920
510783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510783)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Cyclasterinae Poslavskaya, 1964
- Genus Cyclaster Cotteau in Leymerie & Cotteau, 1856
- Genus Isaster Desor, 1858
- Genus Brissopneustes Cotteau, 1887 † accepted as Cyclaster Cotteau in Leymerie & Cotteau, 1856 (junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Ismidaster Böhm, 1927 † accepted as Isaster Desor, 1858 (subjective junior synonym)
- Genus Isopatagus Mortensen, 1948 accepted as Isaster Desor, 1858 (type and sole species assigned to Isaster in Schultz (2009))
- Genus Palmeraster Sánchez Roig, 1949 † accepted as Cyclaster Cotteau in Leymerie & Cotteau, 1856 (subjective junior synonym)
- Genus Diplodetus Schlüter, 1900 †
- Genus Epiaster d'Orbigny, 1853 †
- Genus Habanaster Lambert in Sánchez Roig, 1924 †
- Genus Micraster L. Agassiz, 1835 †
- Genus Pseudogibbaster Moskvin, 1983 †
- Genus Roweaster Smith & Wright, 2012 †
- Genus Sogdiaster Egorov, 1972 †
- Genus Turanglaster Solovjev & Melikov, 1963 †
- Genus Gibbaster Gauthier, 1887 † accepted as Micraster (Gibbaster) Gauthier, 1887 † (accepted at subgenus rank)
- Genus Isomicraster Lambert, 1901 † accepted as Micraster (Gibbaster) Gauthier, 1887 † (subjective junior synonym)
- Genus Paramicraster Mączyńska, 1968 † accepted as Micraster L. Agassiz, 1835 † (subjective junior synonym)
- Subfamily Roweasterinae Drummond, 1985 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, not based on a valid generic name when first published)
- Genus Isopneustes Pomel, 1883 † (uncertain > nomen dubium, in need of re-description)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Micrasteridae Lambert, 1920. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510783 on 2025-01-27
basis of record
Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]
identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Micrasteridae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=299 [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Micrasteridae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=299 [details]