RAS taxon details
Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875
Genus Calyptraster Sladen, 1882
Genus Diplopteraster Verrill, 1880
Genus Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873
Genus Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Genus Marsipaster Sladen, 1882 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Genus Retaster Perrier, 1878 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Subgenus according to Fisher (1940).)
Genus Diplopteraster Verrill, 1880
Genus Hymenaster Wyville Thomson, 1873
Genus Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Genus Marsipaster Sladen, 1882 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Genus Retaster Perrier, 1878 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Subgenus according to Fisher (1940).)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Perrier, E. (1875). Revision de la Stellerides du Museum d'Historie Naturelle de Paris. <em>Archives du Zoologie Experimentale et Generale.</em> vol. 4: 265-450., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45532612 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123142 on 2023-02-06
RAS (Eds.) (2023). Register of Antarctic Species. Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123142 on 2023-02-06
original description
Perrier, E. (1875). Revision de la Stellerides du Museum d'Historie Naturelle de Paris. <em>Archives du Zoologie Experimentale et Generale.</em> vol. 4: 265-450., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45532612 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Fisher, W.K. (1911). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the US National Museum, 76: xiii+420 pp.122 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7840387 [details]
identification resource McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187., available online at http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NIWAbm120.pdf [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Fisher, W.K. (1911). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosida. Bulletin of the US National Museum, 76: xiii+420 pp.122 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7840387 [details]
identification resource McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187., available online at http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NIWAbm120.pdf [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
