Notomyotida

The Notomyotida are an order of sea stars containing at least 75 species in eight genera of the monotypic family, Benthopectinidae.

Notomyotida
Benthopecten species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Eleutherozoa
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Notomyotida

Mah, C.L. (2009)
Family:
Benthopectinidae
Genera

8, see text.

These asteroids are deep-sea dwelling and have flexible arms. The inner dorso-lateral surface of the arms contain characteristic longitudinal muscle bands.[1]

Taxonomy
  • Family Benthopectinidae Verrill, 1894[2]
    • genus Acontiaster Döderlein, 1921
    • genus Benthopecten Verrill, 1884
    • genus Cheiraster Studer, 1883
    • genus Gaussaster Ludwig, 1910
    • genus Myonotus Fisher, 1911
    • genus Nearchaster Fisher, 1911
    • genus Pectinaster Perrier, 1885
    • genus Pontaster Sladen, 1885
gollark: I think that might be allowed too, actually? But you need to be in some sort of training thing.
gollark: You are not, apparently, legally allowed to do full-time work until you're 18, and must be in education/training of some kind.
gollark: It looks simpler than your diagram, although I suppose that covers all school stuff while I'm only talking about my specific school and there are other options like vocational training of some kind.
gollark: My school has some convoluted thing where for A-level (high school, ish), as well as the regular 3 A-levels, you *also* have to do two of these three options:- EPQ i.e. a big independent-research-y project- a bunch of 3-month nonexamined "carousel" courses about random stuff like sign language and cooking and photography- a "complementary studies" course, which is *either* a nonexamined random thing or something like one AS-level*or* a fourth A-level.
gollark: Hmm, that's quite a lot longer than "high school" here.

References
  1. "Asterozoa: Fossil groups: SciComms 05-06: Earth Sciences". Palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk. 2005-11-22. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "The World Asteroidea Database - Benthopectinidae". Marinespecies.eu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-07-30.


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