zoroasteridae

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    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



    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. 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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