Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
()
- Echinoderms
- Class:
Asteroidea
()
- Order:
Spinulosida
()
- Family:
Curculionoidea
()
- Genus:
Pteraster
()
- - cushion star
- Specific name:
coscinopeplus
- Fisher, 1910
- Scientific name: - Pteraster coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910
- Specific name:
coscinopeplus
- Fisher, 1910
- Genus:
Pteraster
(
- Family:
Curculionoidea
(
- Order:
Spinulosida
(
- Class:
Asteroidea
(
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Pteraster
There are approximately 25 species in this genus:
P. affinis · P. alveolatus · P. bathamae · P. coscinopeplus · P. jordani · P. marpaltensis · P. marplatensis · P. marsippus · P. militaris · P. obesus · P. obscurus · P. personatus · P. pulvillus · P. reductus · P. reticulatus · P. robertsoni · P. rugatus · P. rugosus · P. sp · P. stellifer · P. temnochiton · P. tesselatus (Cushion Sea Star) · P. tesselatus tesselatus · P. trigonodon · P. trigonodum
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4795458
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-656049
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 656049
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 662428
