Dendraster pacificus Kew, 1920
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendraster pacificus Kew, 1920
- Name authority
- Kew, 1920
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Family
- Dendrasteridae
- Genus
- Dendraster
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumEchinozoa
- classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
- subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
- infraclassIrregularia Latreille, 1825
- subterclassNeognathostomata Smith, 1981
- superorderLuminacea Mongiardino Koch, Thompson, Hiley, McCowin, Armstrong, Coppard, Aguilera, Bronstein, Kroh, Mooi & Rouse, 2022
- infraorderScutelliformes Haeckel, 1896
- superfamilyScutelloidea Gray, 1825
- familyDendrasteridae Lambert, 1900
- genusDendraster L. Agassiz in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
- speciesDendraster pacificus Kew, 1920
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendraster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendraster elsmerensis Durham, 1949 | DendrasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dendraster gibbsii (Remond) | DendrasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dendraster perrini (Weaver, 1908) | DendrasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dendraster sullivani Durham & Morgan, 1978 | DendrasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dendraster terminalis (Grant & Hertlein, 1938) | DendrasteridaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=755426 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34M2M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.