Porania

Porania
Porania pulvillus
aboral and oral surfaces
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Poraniidae
Genus: Porania
Gray, 1840[1]
Species
see text
Synonyms
  • Glabraster A.H. Clark, 1916
  • Gymnasterias

Porania is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida.

Species

The following species are recognised:- [1]

  • Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876
  • Porania hermanni Madsen, 1959
  • Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  • Porania stormi Dons, 1936

References

  1. 1 2 Mah, C.; Danis, B. (2013). Mah CL, ed. "Porania Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-13.


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