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Tethyaster

Tethyaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.

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Tethyaster
Tethyaster grandis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Paxillosida
Family: Astropectinidae
Genus: Tethyaster
Sladen, 1889

Tethyaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Astropectinidae.1

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.1

Species:1

  • Tethyaster albertensis Hall & Moore, 1990
  • Tethyaster antares Fernández, Perez, Luci & Carrizo, 2014
  • Tethyaster aulophora (Fisher, 1911)
  • Tethyaster canaliculatus (A.H.Clark, 1916)
  • Tethyaster grandis (Verrill, 1899)
  • Tethyaster guerangeri Breton, 1992
  • Tethyaster jurassicus Blake, 1986
  • Tethyaster pacei (Mortensen, 1925)
  • Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
  • Tethyaster tangaroae Rowe, 1989
  • Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825)
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References

  1. "Tethyaster Sladen, 1889". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 October 2021.