Comb Stars [1] ( Lat. Astropectenidae) is a family of starfish from the order Paxillosida .
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 Astropecten articulatus on the surf line | ||||||||||||
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| Astropectenidae Gray, 1840 |
Content
Area
Representatives of the Astropectinidae family live along the continental shelves of all continents, including Antarctica [2] .
Lifestyle
As a rule, representatives of this family of starfish live on the seabed, immersed in soft sediments such as sand or silt [3] . Among this family there are both predatory and omnivorous species [4] .
Reproduction
[5] .
Birth List
As of 2013, 27 genera of starfish belonging to this family have been described [4] :
- Astromesites Fisher, 1913
- Astropecten Gray, 1840
- Astropectinides Verrill, 1914
- Bathybiaster Danielssen & Koren, 1883
- Betelgeusia Blake & Reid, 1998
- Blakiaster Perrier, 1881
- Bollonaster McKnight, 1977
- Bunodaster Verrill, 1909
- Craspidaster Sladen, 1889
- Ctenophoraster Fisher, 1906
- Ctenopleura Fisher, 1913
- Dipsacaster Alcock, 1893
- Dytaster Sladen, 1889
- Koremaster Fisher, 1913
- Leptychaster EA Smith, 1876
- Lonchotaster Sladen, 1889
- Macroptychaster HES Clark, 1963
- Mimastrella Fisher, 1916
- Patagiaster Fisher, 1906
- Persephonaster Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891
- Plutonaster Sladen, 1889
- Proserpinaster Fell, 1963
- Psilaster Sladen, 1885
- Tethyaster Sladen, 1889
- Thrissacanthias Fisher, 1910
- Tritonaster Fisher, 1906
- Trophodiscus Fisher, 1917
Astropecten aranciacus
Astropecten bispinosus
Astropecten irregularis
Astropecten jonstoni
Astropecten platyacanthus
Notes
- ↑ Animal life. Volume 2. Mollusks. Echinoderms. Pogonofory. The bristles. Poluhordovye. Chord. Arthropods. Crustaceans / ed. R.K. Pasternak, ch. ed. V.Ye. Sokolov . - 2nd ed. - M .: Education, 1988. - p. 211. - 447 p. - ISBN 5-09-000445-5
- ↑ Ocean Biogeographic Information System
- ↑ Mah, Christopher. The Hidden Treasure of Trophodiscus ! Echinoblog (July 13, 2009). The appeal date is March 19, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Family Astropectinidae Gray, 1840 (Eng.) In the World Register of Marine Species (checked August 11, 2014) .
- ↑ Cambridge Journals Online - Journal of the Bifrons, Dytaster Insign ...