TY - JOUR
T1 - On the affinities of three small sea-star families
AU - Blake, Daniel B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The writer is indebted to Miss Ailsa M. Clark (BM[NH]) and Miss Maureen E. Downey (USNM), both of whom made available specimens in their care, reviewed the manuscript, and made valuable suggestions. Miss Ailsa M. Clark encouraged me to transfer the Asteropseidae to the Valvatida. Research was supported in part through NSF BMS 75-19427.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The Metrodiridae, Mithrodidae and Valvasteridae are monogeneric sea-star families of obscure affinities traditionally assigned to the generically and morphologically diverse order Spinulosida. Re-valuation of available information, combined with the use of new skeletal characters, has led to reassignment of Metrodira to the spinulosan family Echinasteridae, Mithrodia to the valvatan family Ophidiasteridae, and Vcdvaster to the family Asteropseidae. The Asteropseidae is in turn assigned to the order Valvatida.
AB - The Metrodiridae, Mithrodidae and Valvasteridae are monogeneric sea-star families of obscure affinities traditionally assigned to the generically and morphologically diverse order Spinulosida. Re-valuation of available information, combined with the use of new skeletal characters, has led to reassignment of Metrodira to the spinulosan family Echinasteridae, Mithrodia to the valvatan family Ophidiasteridae, and Vcdvaster to the family Asteropseidae. The Asteropseidae is in turn assigned to the order Valvatida.
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U2 - 10.1080/00222938000770171
DO - 10.1080/00222938000770171
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846529617
SN - 0022-2933
VL - 14
SP - 163
EP - 182
JO - Journal of Natural History
JF - Journal of Natural History
IS - 2
ER -