Poraniidae
Sign in to savePoraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida.
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It sits within the topics Echinoderm families, Poraniidae and Taxa named by Edmond Perrier.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyPoraniidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Poraniidae
- Collections
- NMV, AM, UM-RSMAS, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia, Japan, Canada, Mer Celtique, United States, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Denmark
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Porania pulvillus.jpg
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- Poraniidae
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- Poraniidae
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- Category:Poraniidae
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Genera
- References
Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida.
==Characteristics== Members of the family Poraniidae have a moderately well-developed row of marginal plates forming a distinct margin along the edge of both disc and arms. The aboral surface is covered with thick, naked skin, free from spines or pedicellariae but with scattered groups of papulae. There are no papulae or pedicellariae on the oral surface and the tube feet are always in two series.
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