Astropectinidae

Kašćelan, Slavica, Mandić, Sreten, Radović, Ivica & Krpo-Ćetković, Jasmina, 2009, An annotated checklist of Echinodermata of Montenegro (the south Adriatic Sea), Zootaxa 2275, pp. 21-40 : 27-28

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.191048

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5663625

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A9308528-8C06-FFF6-FF54-58BDFDD9F9AB

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scientific name

Astropectinidae
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Fam: Astropectinidae View in CoL

Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material: 2 specimens; stations: S14, t5; depth: 29-100 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus.

Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863); Kolosváry (1937), Zavodnik (1960, 1977, 1997); Tortonese (1965), Despalatović (2005); Zavodnik et al. (2005, 2006).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): Zavodnik (2003).

Literature records for Montenegro: Karaman & Gamulin-Brida (1970), Bruno (1972), Milojević (1979, 1982, 1986), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980).

Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)

Material: 12 specimens; stations: S8, t6; depth: 25-53 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus.

Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937), Zavodnik (1960, 1977, 1997), Tortonese (1965), Despalatović (2005), Zavodnik et al. (2005, 2006).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): Babić (1913).

Literature records for Montenegro: Milojević (1982, 1986).

Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)

Material: 204 specimens; stations: S1, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7; depth: 10-120 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus.

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863), Kolosváry (1937), Zavodnik (1960, 1977, 1997), Tortonese (1965), Despalatović (2005), Zavodnik et al. (2006).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): Zavodnik (2003).

Literature records for Montenegro: Kolosváry (1938, 1940), Karaman & Gamulin-Brida (1970), Bruno (1972), Milojević (1979, 1982, 1986), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980).

Remarks: Considered as the most frequent and most abundant Mediterranean sea star ( Vidović-Matvejev, 1978; Milojević, 1986; Ungaro 1995).

Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)

Material: 10 specimens; stations: T12, S15; depth: 8-11 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus, meadows of Posidonia oceanica .

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937), Tortonese (1965).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): none.

Literature records for Montenegro: Milojević (1982, 1986).

Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)

Material: 8 specimens; stations: T5, T11, S9; depth: 15-25 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus.

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863), Zavodnik (1997), Zavodnik et al. (2006).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): Zavodnik (2003).

Literature records for Montenegro: Bruno (1972), Milojević (1979, 1982, 1986), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980).

Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)

Material: 2 specimens; stations: S11; depth: 10-13 m; substrates: sand, mud.

Distribution: Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937), Zavodnik (1960, 1977).

Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): Zavodnik (2003).

Literature records for Montenegro: Bruno (1972), Milojević (1979, 1982, 1986), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980).

Remarks: Collected from leaves of Posidonia oceanica .

Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)

Material: 1 specimen; stations: t7; depth: 25-30 m; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean.

Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Despalatović (2005). Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia): none

Literature records for Montenegro: Milojević (1986).

Remarks: Collected only by a trawl net.

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