| Zoroasteridae | |
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| Zoroaster fulgens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Forcipulatida |
| Family: | Zoroasteridae Viguier, 1878 |
| Diversity | |
| 7 living genera, | |
The Zoroasteridae are one of three families of Asteroidea (sea stars) in the order Forcipulatida. It contains seven living genera and one extinct genus.
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.
References
- Mah, Christopher (2013). Mah CL (ed.). "Heliasteridae". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- Marinespecies.org
- 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
- 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. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.64.
- Fisher, W.K. (1919). "North Pacific Zoroasteridae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (9): 387–393. doi:10.1080/00222931908673833.
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