Zoroasteridae

Zoroasteridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Zoroasteridae
Viguier, 1878 [1]
Diversity
7 living genera,
35 species, See text.

The Zoroasteridae are one of three families of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It contains seven living genera and one extinct genus.[2]

Genera

The living genera described are:

  • Bythiolophus Fisher, 1916 (monotypic)
    • B. acanthinus Fisher, 1916
  • Cnemidaster Sladen, 1889 (six species)
  • Doraster Downey, 1970 (monotypic)
    • D. constellatus Downey, 1970
  • Myxoderma Fisher, 1905 (five species)
  • Pholidaster Sladen, 1889 (monotypic)
    • P. squamatus Sladen, 1889
  • Sagenaster Mah, 2007 (monotypic)
    • S. evermanni (Fisher, 1905)
  • Zoroaster Thomson, 1873 (20 species)

The extinct genus known is:

  • Terminaster Hess, 1974†

Distribution

Species in this family are widespread, distributed mainly in Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. A few are found in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL, ed. "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. ↑ Marinespecies.org
  3. ↑ GBIF.org
  • Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates.
  • Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336–351 (look up in IMIS)

Further reading

EOL.org

  • Mah, C (2007). "Phylogeny of the Zoroasteridae (Zorocallina;Forcipulatida): evolutionary events in deep-sea Asteroidea displaying Palaeozoic features". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150: 177–210. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00291.x.
  • McKnight, D.G. (1977). "A note on the order Zorocallida (Asteroidea: Echinodermata)". New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Records. 3 (18): 159–161.
  • Downey, M.E. (1970). "Zorocallida, new order, and Doraster constellatus, new genus and species, with notes on the Zoroasteridae". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 64: 1–18.
  • Fisher, W.K. (1919). "North Pacific Zoroasteridae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (9): 387–393.


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