| Circeaster | |
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| Circeaster arandae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Circeaster Koehler, 19091 |
Circeaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Habitat and distribution
These sea stars have a flattened and broad pentagonal central disc, with 5 tapering arms. The marginal plates are thick and well delimited.2
They live between 320 and 3000 meters deep, in the three main oceanic basins.2
Species list
According to World Register of Marine Species:1
- Circeaster americanus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
- Circeaster arandae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster helenae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster kristinae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster loisetteae Mah, 2006
- Circeaster magdalenae Koehler, 1909
- Circeaster mandibulum Mah, 2026
- Circeaster marcelli Koehler, 1909
- Circeaster pullus Mah, 2006
- Circeaster sandrae Mah, 2006
References
References
- Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.
External links
External links
- Mah, C. (2014), Circeaster Koehler, 1909 In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Mah, C.L. (2006), "Phylogenetic analysis and biogeography of the deep-sea goniasterid, Circeaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including descriptions of six new species", Zoosystema, 28(4): 917-954.