v2023-Aug-04

 COPEPEDIA
 Pterasteridae
Perrier, 1875
T4023332       Quick-Link [ https://copepedia.org/?id=T4023332 ]
Family ( WoRMS-Aphia: 0123142 | ITIS: 0157092 )
WoRMS taxon status is:   "accepted"
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Velatida
   
Animalia
Kingdom		 : Echinodermata
Phylum		 : Asterozoa
Subphylum		 : Asteroidea
Class		 : Velatida
Order		 : Pterasteridae
Family


In the map above, the DARK RED DOTS indicate locations of quantitative data ( obs globally),
while pink dots indicate locations of "presence-only"/non-quantitative observations ( obs globally).
Yellow Stars show locations of any time series reporting this taxa or group ( sites globally).
 

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DATABASE Info


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non-quantitative		 MOLECULAR Info


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This Family currently has 7 taxonomic siblings (listed below) and an expanded tree of 106 members (self + siblings + sub-siblings).

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#Distribution MapTaxonomic SiblingsPHOTOs
1
  Benthaster
Sladen, 1882
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4112677
WoRMS-ID:   292736

# of direct Siblings:   1
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   0
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   2
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
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2
  Calyptraster
Sladen, 1882
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4094687
WoRMS-ID:   178545

# of direct Siblings:   5
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   0
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   41
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available
3
  Diplopteraster
Verrill, 1880
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4091643
WoRMS-ID:   123331

# of direct Siblings:   7
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   0
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   933
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available
4
  Euretaster
Fisher, 1940
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4095144
WoRMS-ID:   206389

# of direct Siblings:   3
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   0
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   472
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available
5
  Hymenasterides
Fisher, 1911
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4090710
WoRMS-ID:   369031

# of direct Siblings:   2
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   0
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   8
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available
6
  Hymenaster
Wyville Thomson, 1873
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4090188
WoRMS-ID:   123333

# of direct Siblings:   43
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   12
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   919
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available
7
  Pteraster
Mu00fcller & Troschel, 1842
Genus   [ "accepted" ]   T4090189
WoRMS-ID:   123335

# of direct Siblings:   32
# (total) of all siblings-and-sub-siblings:   14
# of DB-records (self+all-sibs):   0
# of non-Quantitative records (self+all-sibs):   2319
# of Time Series sites (self+all-sibs):   0
# of Barcodes (self+all-sibs):   0
 		no photos
currently available

Last Updated:   2023-Aug-04