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Cheiraster planus  Verrill, 1915
Taxonomic Serial No.: 989700

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Pectinaster gracilis Verrill, 1915
  
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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  
                            GenusCheiraster Studer, 1883  
                               SubgenusCheiraster (Cheiraster) Studer, 1883  
                                  SpeciesCheiraster planus Verrill, 1915  
       

 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: Cheiraster planus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  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: Cheiraster planus   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178239  
 

 

    


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