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Astropecten  Gray, 1840
Taxonomic Serial No.: 156901

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Stellaria Nardo, 1834
  
    Astropecten calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1816)
  
    Astropecten problematicus Döderlein, 1917
  
    Astropecten regularis Gray, 1840
  
    Astropecten schoenleini Müller & Troschel, 1842
  
    Astropecten mesodiscus Gray, 1840
  
    Astropecten multispinosus Elias da Costa, 1942
  
    Astropecten olfersi Grube, 1866
  
    Astropecten tiedemanni Müller & Troschel, 1842
  
    Astropecten longispinus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  
    Astropecten diplacanthus Grube, 1866
  
    Astropecten dussumieri Perrier, 1875
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumAsterozoa   
                ClassAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830 – étoiles de mer, stelléridés, estrela do mar, sea stars, starfishes, starfish, estrella de mar  
                   SuperorderValvatacea Blake, 1987  
                      OrderPaxillosida Perrier, 1884  
                         FamilyAstropectinidae Gray, 1840  
                            GenusAstropecten Gray, 1840  
    Direct Children:  
                               Species Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten acutiradiatus Tortonese, 1956  
                               Species Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911  
                               Species Astropecten alatus Perrier, 1875  
                               Species Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881  
                               Species Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)  
                               Species Astropecten anacanthus H. L. Clark, 1926  
                               Species Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888  
                               Species Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859  
                               Species Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) – estrella de mar anaranjada 
                               Species Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840  
                               Species Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) – royal sea star 
                               Species Astropecten bandanus Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten bengalensis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten benthophilus Ludwig, 1905  
                               Species Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)  
                               Species Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842  
                               Species Astropecten brevispinus Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten caribemexicanensis Caso, 1990  
                               Species Astropecten celebensis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915  
                               Species Astropecten debilis Koehler, 1910  
                               Species Astropecten dubiosus Mortensen, 1925  
                               Species Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 – two-spined star fish 
                               Species Astropecten eremicus Fisher, 1913  
                               Species Astropecten eucnemis Fisher, 1919  
                               Species Astropecten euryacanthus Lütken, 1871  
                               Species Astropecten exiguus Ludwig, 1905  
                               Species Astropecten exilis Mortensen, 1933  
                               Species Astropecten fasciatus Döderlein, 1926  
                               Species Astropecten formosus Sladen, 1878  
                               Species Astropecten fragilis Verrill, 1870  
                               Species Astropecten gisselbrechti Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842  
                               Species Astropecten griegi Koehler, 1909  
                               Species Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911  
                               Species Astropecten hawaiiensis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842  
                               Species Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten huepferi Koehler, 1914  
                               Species Astropecten ibericus Perrier, 1894  
                               Species Astropecten imbellis Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888  
                               Species Astropecten inutilis Koehler, 1910  
                               Species Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777) – sand star 
                               Species Astropecten jarli Madsen, 1950  
                               Species Astropecten javanicus Lütken, 1871  
                               Species Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)  
                               Species Astropecten kagoshimensis de Loriol, 1899  
                               Species Astropecten latespinosus Meissner, 1892  
                               Species Astropecten leptus H. L. Clark, 1926  
                               Species Astropecten liberiensis Koehler, 1914  
                               Species Astropecten luzonicus Fisher, 1913  
                               Species Astropecten malayanus Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten mamillatus Koehler, 1914  
                               Species Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840  
                               Species Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840  
                               Species Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914  
                               Species Astropecten minadensis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883  
                               Species Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915  
                               Species Astropecten novaeguineae Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten nuttingi Verrill, 1915  
                               Species Astropecten orientalis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906  
                               Species Astropecten orsinii Leipoldt, 1895  
                               Species Astropecten pedicellaris Fisher, 1913  
                               Species Astropecten petalodea (Retzius, 1805)  
                               Species Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)  
                               Species Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842  
                               Species Astropecten preissi Müller & Troschel, 1843  
                               Species Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925  
                               Species Astropecten productus Fisher, 1906  
                               Species Astropecten progressor Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten pugnax Koehler, 1910  
                               Species Astropecten pulcherrimus H. L. Clark, 1938  
                               Species Astropecten pusillulus Fisher, 1906  
                               Species Astropecten pusillus Sluiter, 1889  
                               Species Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840  
                               Species Astropecten sanctaehelenae Mortensen, 1933  
                               Species Astropecten sarasinorum Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842  
                               Species Astropecten siderialis Verrill, 1914  
                               Species Astropecten sinicus Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten spiniphorus Madsen, 1950  
                               Species Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)  
                               Species Astropecten sulcatus Ludwig, 1905  
                               Species Astropecten sumbawanus Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten tamilicus Döderlein, 1888  
                               Species Astropecten tasmanicus H. E. S. Clark & McKnight, 2000  
                               Species Astropecten tenellus Fisher, 1913  
                               Species Astropecten tenuis (Bell, 1894)  
                               Species Astropecten timorensis Döderlein, 1917  
                               Species Astropecten triacanthus (Goto, 1914)  
                               Species Astropecten triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843  
                               Species Astropecten umbrinus Grube, 1866  
                               Species Astropecten validispinosus Oguro, 1982  
                               Species Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843  
                               Species Astropecten variegatus Mortensen, 1933  
                               Species Astropecten velitaris von Martens, 1865  
                               Species Astropecten verrilli de Loriol, 1899  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Christopher Mah  
  Notes: Research Collaborator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology (MRC163), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163   
  Reference for: Astropecten    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Astropecten   
       
  Source: WoRMS - World Asteroidea Database, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org   
  Reference for: Astropecten   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Clark, Ailsa M., and Maureen E. Downey  
  Publication Date: 1992   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Starfishes of the Atlantic   
  Page(s): xxvi + 794   
  Publisher: Chapman and Hall   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-412-43280-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Astropecten   
       

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