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Peltaster
Sign in to savePeltaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyGoniasteridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Goniasteridae
- Collections
- ISC, UFPE, UF, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, Timor-Leste, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Iles Fidji
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Goniasteridae
- Image
- Peltaster placenta Banyuls.JPG
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Peltaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peltaster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.