taxonID	namePublishedIn	acceptedNameUsageID	parentNameUsageID	originalNameUsageID	kingdom	phylum	class	order	family	genus	taxonRank	scientificName	scientificNameAuthorship	canonicalName	verbatimScientificName	basionymAuthors	basionymYear	combinationAuthors	combinationYear	taxonomicStatus	nomenclaturalStatus	references	taxonRemarks
03C24D27F65BFFBCFF74C42A3E96F91F.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Forcipulatida	Pedicellasteridae		family	Pedicellasteridae Perrier 1884	Perrier 1884	Pedicellasteridae	PEDICELLASTERIDAE ” Perrier 1884			Perrier	1884			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65BFFBCFF74C42A3E96F91F	
03C24D27F65BFFBEFF74C7463C1EFD0B.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Forcipulatida	Pedicellasteridae	Ampheraster	genus	Ampheraster Fisher 1923	Fisher 1923	Ampheraster	Ampheraster			Fisher	1923			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65BFFBEFF74C7463C1EFD0B	
03C24D27F65EFFB8FF74C6BC3933FD9F.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae		family	Astropectinidae Gray 1840	Gray 1840	Astropectinidae	ASTROPECTINIDAE Gray 1840			Gray	1840			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65EFFB8FF74C6BC3933FD9F	
03C24D27F65FFFB8FF74C2C73CA4FC9B.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Thrissacanthias	genus	Thrissacanthias Fisher 1910	Fisher 1910	Thrissacanthias	Thrissacanthias Fisher 1910			Fisher	1910			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65FFFB8FF74C2C73CA4FC9B	
03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Thrissacanthias	species	Thrissacanthias penicillatus (Fisher 1905)	(Fisher 1905)	Thrissacanthias penicillatus	Thrissacanthias penicillatus (Fisher, 1905)	Fisher	1905					https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B	
03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon.syn1	Fisher, W. K. (1905) New starfishes from deep water off California and Alaska. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 24, 291-320.	03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Persephonaster	species	Persephonaster penicillatus Fisher 1905	Fisher 1905	Persephonaster penicillatus	Persephonaster penicillatus Fisher 1905: 297			Fisher	1905	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B	
03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon.syn2		03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Thrissacanthias	species	Thrissacanthias bispinosus Djakonov 1950	Djakonov 1950	Thrissacanthias bispinosus	Thrissacanthias bispinosus Djakonov 1950			Djakonov	1950	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B	
03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon.syn3		03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Thrissacanthias	species	Thrissacanthias undetermined		Thrissacanthias undetermined	Thrissacanthias sp.					synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65FFFBAFF74C3C33E36FE2B	
03C24D27F65DFFBAFF74C26B3E36FB0D.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Radiasteridae	Radiaster	genus	Radiaster Perrier 1881	Perrier 1881	Radiaster	Radiaster Perrier, 1881			Perrier	1881			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65DFFBAFF74C26B3E36FB0D	
03C24D27F65DFFBAFF74C26B3E36FB0D.taxon.syn1		03C24D27F65DFFBAFF74C26B3E36FB0D.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Mimaster	genus	Mimaster Sladen 1882	Sladen 1882	Mimaster	Mimaster Sladen 1882: 702			Sladen	1882	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65DFFBAFF74C26B3E36FB0D	
03C24D27F65DFFB4FF74C5483DECFA63.taxon	Mah, Christopher L. (2026): New species and occurrences of deep-sea Asteroidea (Forcipulatacea, Valvatida, Paxillosida) from the Pacific continental margin of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5845 (2): 201-234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1				Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Radiasteridae	Radiaster	species	Radiaster brocha Mah 2026	Mah 2026	Radiaster brocha	Radiaster brocha			Mah	2026		spec. nov.	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65DFFB4FF74C5483DECFA63	
03C24D27F65DFFB4FF74C5483DECFA63.taxon.syn1	Alvarado, J. J., Chacon-Monge, J. L., Azofeifa-Solano, J. C. & Cortes, J. (2022) Diversity of Deep-Sea Echinoderms from Costa Rica. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 918878. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.918878	03C24D27F65DFFB4FF74C5483DECFA63.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Astropectinidae	Tethyaster	species	Tethyaster canaliculatus Alvarado 2022	Alvarado 2022	Tethyaster canaliculatus	Tethyaster canaliculatus Alvarado et al. 2022: 3			Alvarado	2022	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F65DFFB4FF74C5483DECFA63	
03C24D27F653FFB7FF74C6133DFCFCFF.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae		family	Goniasteridae Forbes 1841	Forbes 1841	Goniasteridae	GONIASTERIDAE Forbes, 1841			Forbes	1841			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F653FFB7FF74C6133DFCFCFF	
03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Ceramaster	genus	Ceramaster Verrill 1899	Verrill 1899	Ceramaster	Ceramaster Verrill, 1899			Verrill	1899			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB	
03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB.taxon.syn1	Verrill, A. E. (1899) Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes and ophiurans. Proceedings of the US National Museum, 17, 245-297.	03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Tosia	subGenus	Tosia (Ceramaster) Verrill 1899	Verrill 1899	Tosia (Ceramaster)	Tosia (Ceramaster) Verrill, 1899: 161			Verrill	1899	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB	
03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB.taxon.syn2	Verrill, A. E. (1914) Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum, 14, 1-408. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.25926	03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Tosiaster	genus	Tosiaster Verrill 1914	Verrill 1914	Tosiaster	Tosiaster Verrill, 1914: 1054			Verrill	1914	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB7FF74C3E63C80FAFB	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Ceramaster	species	Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen 1889)	(Sladen 1889)	Ceramaster patagonicus	Ceramaster patagonicus (Sladen 1889)	Sladen	1889					https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn1	Sladen, W. P. (1889) Asteroidea. Report of the Scientific Results of H. M. S. Challenger, 30, 1-893.	03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Pentagonaster	species	Pentagonaster patagonicus Sladen 1889	Sladen 1889	Pentagonaster patagonicus	Pentagonaster patagonicus Sladen, 1889: 269			Sladen	1889	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn2		03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Pentagonaster	species	Pentagonaster austrogranularis Perrier 1891	Perrier 1891	Pentagonaster austrogranularis	Pentagonaster austrogranularis Perrier, 1891			Perrier	1891	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn3	Verrill, A. E. (1899) Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes and ophiurans. Proceedings of the US National Museum, 17, 245-297.	03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Mediaster	species	Mediaster patagonicus Verrill 1899	Verrill 1899	Mediaster patagonicus	Mediaster patagonicus Verrill, 1899: 195			Verrill	1899	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn4	Verrill, A. E. (1899) Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes and ophiurans. Proceedings of the US National Museum, 17, 245-297.	03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida	Pseudarchasteridae	Pseudarchaster	species	Pseudarchaster patagonicus Verrill 1899	Verrill 1899	Pseudarchaster patagonicus	Pseudarchaster patagonicus Verrill, 1899: 195			Verrill	1899	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn5		03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Ceramaster	species	Ceramaster lennoxkingi McKnight 1973	McKnight 1973	Ceramaster lennoxkingi	Ceramaster lennoxkingi McKnight, 1973: 178			McKnight	1973	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn6		03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Ceramaster	subSpecies	Ceramaster grenadensis subsp. patagonicus Clark & Downey 1992	Clark & Downey 1992	Ceramaster grenadensis subsp. patagonicus	Ceramaster grenadensis patagonicus Clark & Downey, 1992: 236			Clark & Downey	1992	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon.syn7		03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Ceramaster	species	Ceramaster undetermined		Ceramaster undetermined	Ceramaster sp.					synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F650FFB1FF74C5E23F23FC6B	
03C24D27F656FFB1FF74C4523C58F8C9.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Hippasteria	genus	Hippasteria Gray 1840	Gray 1840	Hippasteria	Hippasteria Gray 1840			Gray	1840			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F656FFB1FF74C4523C58F8C9	
03C24D27F657FFB2FF74C0DE3FFAFE57.taxon	Mah, Christopher L. (2026): New species and occurrences of deep-sea Asteroidea (Forcipulatacea, Valvatida, Paxillosida) from the Pacific continental margin of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5845 (2): 201-234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1				Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Hippasteria	species	Hippasteria glyphanos Mah 2026	Mah 2026	Hippasteria glyphanos	Hippasteria glyphanos			Mah	2026		spec. nov.	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F657FFB2FF74C0DE3FFAFE57	
03C24D27F657FFB2FF74C0DE3FFAFE57.taxon.syn1	Alvarado, J. J., Chacon-Monge, J. L., Azofeifa-Solano, J. C. & Cortes, J. (2022) Diversity of Deep-Sea Echinoderms from Costa Rica. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 918878. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.918878	03C24D27F657FFB2FF74C0DE3FFAFE57.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Evoplosoma	species	Evoplosoma claguei Alvarado 2022	Alvarado 2022	Evoplosoma claguei	Evoplosoma claguei Alvarado et al. 2022: 3			Alvarado	2022	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F657FFB2FF74C0DE3FFAFE57	
03C24D27F655FFB2FF74C20E3C88FA77.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Hippasteria	species	Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius 1758)	(Parelius 1758)	Hippasteria phrygiana	Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1758)	Parelius	1758					https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F655FFB2FF74C20E3C88FA77	
03C24D27F655FFAFFF74C66E3FDBF837.taxon	Mah, Christopher L. (2026): New species and occurrences of deep-sea Asteroidea (Forcipulatacea, Valvatida, Paxillosida) from the Pacific continental margin of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5845 (2): 201-234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1				Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Hippasteria	species	Hippasteria turgida Mah 2026	Mah 2026	Hippasteria turgida	Hippasteria turgida			Mah	2026		spec. nov.	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F655FFAFFF74C66E3FDBF837	
03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C0DE3CC9FE44.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Mediaster	genus	Mediaster Stimpson 1857	Stimpson 1857	Mediaster	Mediaster Stimpson, 1857			Stimpson	1857			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C0DE3CC9FE44	
03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C27E3CA6F88A.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Mediaster	species	Mediaster tenellus Fisher 1905	Fisher 1905	Mediaster tenellus	Mediaster tenellus Fisher 1905			Fisher	1905			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C27E3CA6F88A	
03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C27E3CA6F88A.taxon.syn1	Ludwig, H. (1905) Asteroidea. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, 32, vii - xii, 1-292 + plates.	03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C27E3CA6F88A.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Mediaster	species	Mediaster transfuga Ludwig 1905	Ludwig 1905	Mediaster transfuga	Mediaster transfuga Ludwig, 1905: 120			Ludwig	1905	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F649FFAEFF74C27E3CA6F88A	
03C24D27F64EFFA8FF74C6E5381AFE73.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Nymphaster	genus	Nymphaster Sladen 1889	Sladen 1889	Nymphaster	Nymphaster Sladen 1889			Sladen	1889			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F64EFFA8FF74C6E5381AFE73	
03C24D27F64EFFA8FF74C6E5381AFE73.taxon.syn1		03C24D27F64EFFA8FF74C6E5381AFE73.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Dorigona	genus	Dorigona Gray 1866 Perrier 1885	Gray 1866 Perrier 1885	Dorigona	Dorigona Gray 1866 Perrier 1885: 39			Gray 1866 Perrier	1885	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F64EFFA8FF74C6E5381AFE73	
03C24D27F64FFFA5FF74C26B39F2FE57.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Goniasteridae	Nymphaster	species	Nymphaster diomedeae Ludwig 1905	Ludwig 1905	Nymphaster diomedeae	Nymphaster diomedeae Ludwig, 1905			Ludwig	1905			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F64FFFA5FF74C26B39F2FE57	
03C24D27F642FFA5FF74C4873995F827.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Solasteridae	Solaster	genus	Solaster Forbes 1839	Forbes 1839	Solaster	Solaster Forbes, 1839			Forbes	1839			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F642FFA5FF74C4873995F827	
03C24D27F642FFA5FF74C20F3C70FBDF.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Solasteridae		family	Solasteridae Viguier 1878	Viguier 1878	Solasteridae	SOLASTERIDAE Viguier, 1878			Viguier	1878			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F642FFA5FF74C20F3C70FBDF	
03C24D27F643FFA6FF74C0DE3C41FE73.taxon	Mah, Christopher L. (2026): New species and occurrences of deep-sea Asteroidea (Forcipulatacea, Valvatida, Paxillosida) from the Pacific continental margin of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 5845 (2): 201-234, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.1				Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Solasteridae	Solaster	subSpecies	Solaster paxillatus subsp. costaricensis Mah 2026	Mah 2026	Solaster paxillatus subsp. costaricensis	Solaster paxillatus costaricensis			Mah	2026		sspec. nov.	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F643FFA6FF74C0DE3C41FE73	
03C24D27F643FFA6FF74C0DE3C41FE73.taxon.syn1	Seid, C. A., Hiley, A. S., McCowin, M. F., Carvajal, J. I., Cha, H., Ahyong, S. T., Ashford, O. S., Breedy, O., Eernisse, D. J., Goffredi, S. K., Hendrickx, M. E., Kocot, K. M., Mah, C. L., Miller, A. K., Mongiardino Koch, N., Mooi, R., O'Hara, T. D., Pleijel, F., Stiller, J., Tilic, E., Valentich-Scott, P., Waren, A., Wicksten, M. K., Wilson, N. G., Cordes, E. E., Levin, L. A., Cortes, J. & Rouse, G. W. (2025) A faunal inventory of methane seeps on the Pacific margin of Costa Rica. ZooKeys, 1222, 1-250. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1222.134385	03C24D27F643FFA6FF74C0DE3C41FE73.taxon			Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida	Solasteridae	Crossaster	species	Crossaster borealis Seid 2025	Seid 2025	Crossaster borealis	Crossaster borealis Seid et al. 2025: 161			Seid	2025	synonym		https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F643FFA6FF74C0DE3C41FE73	
03C24D27F641FFA1FF74C67E3F65F848.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Velatida	Pterasteridae	Pteraster	species	Pteraster diaphanus ? (Ludwig 1905	? (Ludwig 1905	Pteraster diaphanus	Pteraster diaphanus? Ludwig, 1905			? (Ludwig	1905			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F641FFA1FF74C67E3F65F848	
03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C1B63F6FFD0B.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Paxillosida			order	Paxillosida Perrier 1884	Perrier 1884	Paxillosida	PAXILLOSIDA			Perrier	1884			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C1B63F6FFD0B	
03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C29E3E39FBFB.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Valvatida			order	Valvatida Perrier 1884	Perrier 1884	Valvatida	VALVATIDA			Perrier	1884			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C29E3E39FBFB	
03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C42A3E11FB48.taxon					Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	Velatida			order	Velatida Perrier 1893	Perrier 1893	Velatida	VELATIDA			Perrier	1893			https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C24D27F644FFA3FF74C42A3E11FB48	
