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Family: Benthopectinidae



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35 species (see list below)
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Acontiaster bandanus
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Benthopecten armatus
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Benthopecten claviger
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Benthopecten mutabilis
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Benthopecten pedicifer
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Benthopecten pikei
[Sladen's star]
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Benthopecten rhopalophorus
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Benthopecten spinuliger
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Cheiraster blakei
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Cheiraster capillatus
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Cheiraster dawsoni
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Cheiraster gazellae
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Cheiraster gerlachei Ludwig, 1903

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Cheiraster gerlachei
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Cheiraster hirsutus
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Cheiraster inops
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Cheiraster ludwigi
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Cheiraster niasicus
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Cheiraster pilosus
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Cheiraster planeta
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Cheiraster sepitus
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Cheiraster subtuberculatus
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Cheiraster triplacanthus
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Cheiraster trullipes
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Gaussaster antarcticus
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Myonotus intermedius
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Nearchaster aciculosus
[Needle-spined fragile star]
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Nearchaster musorstomi
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Nearchaster pedicellaris
[Pedicillate fragile star]
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Nearchaster variabilis
[Variable fragile star]
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Pectinaster agassizi
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Pectinaster filholi
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Pectinaster gracilis
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Pectinaster mimicus
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Pectinaster mixtus
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Pontaster tenuispinus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acontiaster bandanus 1921
Benthopecten armatus
Benthopecten claviger Northeast Pacific. 1910
Benthopecten mutabilis Northeast Pacific. 1910
Benthopecten pedicifer Antarctic Indian Ocean 1885
Benthopecten pikei Sladen's star Southwest Pacific 1969
Benthopecten rhopalophorus Southwest Pacific
Benthopecten spinuliger Eastern Pacific and Weste 1905
Cheiraster blakei Western Central Atlantic 1981
Cheiraster capillatus Western Central Pacific 1981
Cheiraster dawsoni Northeast Pacific 1880
Cheiraster gazellae Atlantic. 1883
Cheiraster gerlachei Antarctic Atlantic. 1903
Cheiraster hirsutus Antarctic. 1884
Cheiraster inops Western Central Pacific 1906
Cheiraster ludwigi Western Central Pacific 1913
Cheiraster niasicus Western Central Pacific 1910
Cheiraster pilosus Western Central Pacific 1893
Cheiraster planeta Antarctic Atlantic and So 1889
Cheiraster sepitus Western Atlantic 1885
Cheiraster subtuberculatus Southwest Pacific 1889
Cheiraster triplacanthus Western Pacific 1913
Cheiraster trullipes Western Central Pacific 1889
Gaussaster antarcticus Antarctic 1889
Myonotus intermedius Antarctic 1910
Nearchaster aciculosus Needle-spined fragile star Eastern Pacific. 1910
Nearchaster musorstomi Western Central Pacific 1985
Nearchaster pedicellaris Pedicillate fragile star Northeast Pacific 1910
Nearchaster variabilis Variable fragile star Northeast Pacific 1910
Pectinaster agassizi Eastern Pacific 1905
Pectinaster filholi Northwest Atlantic. 1885
Pectinaster gracilis Western Atlantic
Pectinaster mimicus Western Pacific. Tropica 1889
Pectinaster mixtus Western Pacific. Tropica
Pontaster tenuispinus Northeast Atlantic and th



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