Marginaster Explained

Marginaster is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae in the order Valvatida. It was named in 1881 by Edmond Perrier, and the type species is M. pectinatus.[1] In 1995, a fossil brittle star was given the same generic name, but because the name was preoccupied by the starfish, the brittle star had to be renamed.[2] The new name Marginix was given to the brittle star in 2015.[3]

Species

The following species are recognized:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Perrier . Edmond . 1881 . Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries . Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . 9 . 1–31.
  2. Haude . Reimund . 1995-07-14 . Lower Devonian echinoderms from the Precordillera (Argentina) . Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen . en . 197 . 1 . 37–86 . 10.1127/njgpa/197/1995/37 . 0077-7749.
  3. Martínez . Sergio . Río . Claudia del . 2015 . Fossil Asterozoa (Echinodermata) of Argentina . Revista de Biología Tropical . en . 63 . 2 . 1–6.
  4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Marginaster Perrier, 1881 . 2024-08-27 . www.marinespecies.org.

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