Styracaster

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Asterozoa
Classis: Asteroidea
Ordo: Paxillosida
Familia: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Styracaster
Species: S. armatus - S. caroli - S. chuni - S. elongatus - S. horridus

Name

Styracaster Sladen, 1883

Type species

Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883 by subsequent designation by Madsen (1961).

Synonyms

Chunaster Ludwig, 1907
Machairaster Perrier, 1884

Reference

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