Echinasteridae

Taxonavigation

Familia: Echinasteridae
Genera: Aleutihenricia – Dictyaster – Echinaster – Henricia – Metrodira – Odontohenricia – Plectaster – Rhopiella

Name

Echinasteridae Verrill, 1867

Type genus: Echinaster sepositus Müller & Troschel, 1840.

References

• Clark, A.M. 1962. Asteroidea. Reports. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany). 9: 1–104. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, R.N., Jewett, S.C. 2010. A new genus and thirteen new species of sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) from the Aleutian Island Archipelago. Zootaxa. 2571: 1–36. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2571.1.1 Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1911. Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 76(1): xiii+420 pp.; 122 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• McKnight, D.G. 2006. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 120: 1–187. PDF Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i–xlii, 1–893. BHL Reference page. 
• Verrill, A.E. 1867. Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1(2): 323-351. BHL Reference page.