Astroceramus

Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

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It sits within the topics Goniasteridae and Starfish genera.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderValvatida
FamilyGoniasteridae

Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 86
With media: 4
Family: Goniasteridae
Collections: CAS, NMV, USNM, UF, MNHN, WAM
Recorded in: Palau, Philippines, New Zealand, Kenya, Australia, Timor-Leste, Nouvelle-Caledonie

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Goniasteridae
Image: Astroceramus eldredgei.jpg

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taxon name: Astroceramus
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Astroceramus
taxonomic type: Astroceramus callimorphus

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Species list
References
External links

Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.

== Etymology == "Astrocramus" is made up of two Latin root words, "Astrum" which means star, and "ceramo" meaning tile. This clearly tells the shape of the organism; star shaped tile of all its species.

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