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Pontaster tenuispinus  (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 156969

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Archaster tenuispinus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
  
    Astropecten tenuispinus Düben & Koren, 1846
  
    Crenaster marionis Perrier, 1885
  
    Pontaster nitida Koehler, 1909
  
    Pontaster hebitus Sladen, 1889
  
    Pontaster limbatus Sladen, 1889
  
    Pontaster marionis (Perrier, 1885)
  
    Pontaster platynota Sladen, 1889
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  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  
                      OrderNotomyotida Ludwig, 1910  
                         FamilyBenthopectinidae Verrill, 1894  
                            GenusPontaster Sladen, 1885  
                               SpeciesPontaster tenuispinus (Düben & Koren, 1846)  
       

 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: Pontaster tenuispinus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Pontaster tenuispinus   
       
  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: Pontaster tenuispinus   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123851  
 

 

    


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