Taxonavigation

Familia: Porcellanasteridae
Genus: Styracaster
Species: S. armatus – S. caroli – S. chuni – S. clavipes – S. elongatus – S. horridus – S. longispinus – S. monacanthus – S. paucispinus – S. robustus – S. simplipaxillatus – S. transitvus – S. yapensis

Name

Styracaster Sladen, 1883

• Type species: Styracaster horridus Sladen, 1883 (by subsequent designation by Madsen (1961))

Synonyms

• Chunaster Ludwig, 1907
• Machairaster Perrier, 1884

References

• Sladen, P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition - Part II. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 17: 214–269. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Styracaster p. 229]
• 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
• Zhang, R-Y., Zhou, Y-D., Lu, B. & Wang, C-S. 2017. A new species in the genus Styracaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Porcellanasteridae) from hadal depth of the Yap Trench in the western Pacific. Zootaxa 4338(1): 153–162. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.1.8. Reference page. 
• Zhang, R-Y., Zhou, Y-D., Lu, B. & Wang, C-S. 2017. Erratum: RUIYAN ZHANG, YADONG ZHOU, BO LU & CHUNSHENG WANG (2017) A new species in the genus Styracaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Porcellanasteridae) from hadal depth of the Yap Trench in the western Pacific. Zootaxa, 4338: 153–162. Zootaxa 4365(5): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4365.5.8 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

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