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Goniaster tessellatus  (Lamarck, 1816)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 157024

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Asterias tessellata Lamarck, 1816
  
    Astrogonium cuspidatum (Lamarck, 1816)
  
    Astrogonium dubium Perrier, 1869
  
    Astrogonium semilunatus (von Martens, 1866)
  
    Goniaster lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  
    Goniaster cuspidatus (Lamarck, 1816)
  
    Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871
  
    Goniaster americanus Verrill, 1871
  
    Goniaster sebae Gray, 1840
  
    Goniaster semilunatus von Martens, 1866
  
    Goniodiscus cuspidatus (Lamarck, 1816)
  
    Pentagonaster lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  
    Pentagonaster semilunatus (von Martens, 1866)
  
    Tosia lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  
    Phaneraster lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  
    Asterias cuspidata Lamarck, 1816
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumAsterozoa   
                ClassAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830 – étoiles de mer, stelléridés, estrela do mar, sea stars, starfishes, starfish, estrella de mar  
                   SuperorderValvatacea Blake, 1987  
                      OrderValvatida Perrier, 1884  
                         FamilyGoniasteridae Forbes, 1841  
                            GenusGoniaster L. Agassiz, 1836  
                               SpeciesGoniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Christopher Mah  
  Notes: Research Collaborator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology (MRC163), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163   
  Reference for: Goniaster tessellatus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Goniaster tessellatus   
       
  Source: WoRMS - World Asteroidea Database, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org   
  Reference for: Goniaster tessellatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Clark, Ailsa M., and Maureen E. Downey  
  Publication Date: 1992   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Starfishes of the Atlantic   
  Page(s): xxvi + 794   
  Publisher: Chapman and Hall   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-412-43280-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Goniaster tessellatus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
    Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124033  
 

 

    

 
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