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112 Species in Family Astropectinidae
Nominal species list for Astropectinidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Thrissacanthias penicillatus (Fisher, 1905)
Tethyaster vestitus unspecified
Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
Tethyaster canaliculatus (Clark, 1916) Channeled sea star
Tethyaster grandis (Verrill, 1899)
Tethyaster aulophora (Fisher, 1911)
Psilaster pectinatus (Fisher, 1905)
Psilaster florae unspecified
Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)
Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Psilaster cassiope unspecified
Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889 Geometric star
Proserpinaster luzonicus (Fisher, 1913)
Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925)
Proserpinaster anchistus (Fisher, 1913)
Proserpinaster euryactis (Fisher, 1913)
Plutonaster intermedius unspecified
Plutonaster knoxi Fell, 1958 Abyssal star
Plutonaster hikurangi Clark & McKnight, 2000
Plutonaster bifrons (Thomson, 1873)
Plutonaster efforescens unspecified
Plutonaster agassizi (Verrill, 1880)
Persephonaster tenuis Fisher, 1913
Persephonaster habrogenys Fisher, 1913
Persephonaster echinulatus unspecified
Persephonaster armiger Ludwig, 1905
Mimastrella cognata (Sladen, 1889) Soft tangerine starfish
Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
Lonchotaster tartareus Sladen, 1889
Leptychaster propinquus Fisher, 1910
Leptychaster pacificus Fisher, 1906 Pale star
Leptychaster kerguelenensis Smith, 1876
Leptychaster inermis (Ludwig, 1905)
Leptychaster arcticus (Sars, 1850) Arctic sand star
Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)
Leptychaster antarcticus Sladen, 1889
Leptychaster anomalus Fisher, 1906 Pentagonal sand star
Dytaster gilberti Fisher, 1905
Dytaster grandis unspecified
Dipsacaster magnificus (Clark, 1916) Magnificent sea-star
Dipsacaster pretiosus (Döderlein, 1902)
Dipsacaster imperialis Fisher, 1917
Dipsacaster eximius Fisher, 1905 Extraordinary sand star
Dipsacaster fisheri Lane & Vimono, 2020
Dipsacaster borealis Fisher, 1910 Northern sand star
Dipsacaster anoplus Fisher, 1910
Ctenopleura astropectinides Fisher, 1913
Ctenopleura ludwigi (De Loriol, 1899)
Ctenopleura sinica (Döderlein, 1917)
Ctenophaster diploctenius Fisher, 1913
Craspidaster hesperus (Müller & Troschel, 1840)
Bathybiaster vexillifer unspecified
Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889
Astropecten velitaris von Martens, 1865
Astropecten verrilli de Loriol, 1899 California sand star
Astropecten variegatus Mortensen, 1933
Astropecten umbrinus Grube, 1866
Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
Astropecten sulcatus Ludwig, 1905
Astropecten tamilicus Döderlein, 1888
Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten sinicus Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837) Slender sea star
Astropecten sanctaehelenae Mortensen, 1933
Astropecten sarasinorum Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
Astropecten pugnax Koehler, 1910
Astropecten pusillus Sluiter, 1889
Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925
Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 Brown spotted combstar
Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906 Orange sand star
Astropecten novaeguinae Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten nuttingi unspecified
Astropecten nitidus unspecified
Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
Astropecten mcedwardi Cobb, Lawrence, Herrera & Janies, 2019
Astropecten minadensis Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten mindanensis Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883
Astropecten malayanus Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten luzonicus Fisher, 1913
Astropecten karankawai Lawrence et al., 2018
Astropecten kagoshimensis de Loriol, 1899
Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827) Jonston's sea star
Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888
Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883
Astropecten ibericus Perrier, 1894
Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten eucnemis Fisher, 1919
Astropecten fasciatus Döderlein, 1926
Astropecten debilis Koehler, 1910
Astropecten dubiosus Mortensen, 1925
Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 Two-spined star fish
Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915
Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883
Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
Astropecten bengalensis Döderlein, 1917
Astropecten benthophilus Ludwig, 1905
Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840 Spiny sand star
Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) Royal sea star
Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Comb star
Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1860
Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888
Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881
Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)
Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911
Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883
Astromesites compactus Fisher, 1913
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