Marginaster
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Marginaster is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae within the order Valvatida. It was named in 1881 by Edmond Perrier, and the type species is M. pectinatus. In 1995, a fossil brittle star was given the same generic name; however, because the name was preoccupied by the starfish, the brittle star required renaming. The brittle star was renamed Marginix in 2015.
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It sits within the topics Poraniidae, Starfish genera and Taxa named by Edmond Perrier.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Parent taxon
- Poraniidae
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Marginaster is a genus of starfish in the family Poraniidae within the order Valvatida. It was named in 1881 by Edmond Perrier, and the type species is M. pectinatus. In 1995, a fossil brittle star was given the same generic name; however, because the name was preoccupied by the starfish, the brittle star required renaming. The brittle star was renamed Marginix in 2015.
==Species== The following species are recognized: Marginaster capreensis Marginaster patriciae Marginaster paucispinus Marginaster pectinatus
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