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* calcitrapa var. 2 Lamarck, 1816, Asterias Asterias calcitrapa var. 2 Lamarck, 1816: 563. Astropecten vappa ‒ Jangoux 2021: 221. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843. REMARK Original drawings of A. calcitrapa var. 2 are presented in Jangoux (2021: 222, fig. 7)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 273, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["LAMARCK J. B. DE 1816. - Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertebres 2. Verdiere, Paris.: 547 - 568. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 13299321","JANGOUX M. 2021. - The asteroid species of Lamarck (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Zoosystema 43 (13): 213 - 252. https: // doi. org / 10.5252 / zoosystema 2021 v 43 a 13. http: // zoosystema. com / 43 / 13"]}

* calcitrapa var. 1 Lamarck, 1816, Asterias Asterias calcitrapa var. 1 Lamarck, 1816: 563. Bollonaster pectinatus ‒ Jangoux 2021: 221. CURRENT STATUS. — Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883). REMARK Original drawings of A. calcitrapa var. 1 are presented in Jangoux (2021: 221, fig. 6)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 273, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["LAMARCK J. B. DE 1816. - Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertebres 2. Verdiere, Paris.: 547 - 568. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 13299321","JANGOUX M. 2021. - The asteroid species of Lamarck (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Zoosystema 43 (13): 213 - 252. https: // doi. org / 10.5252 / zoosystema 2021 v 43 a 13. http: // zoosystema. com / 43 / 13"]}

agassizi Perrier, 1894, Dytaster Dytaster agassizi Perrier, 1894: 302, pl. 19, fig. 2a-d. Dytaster grandis grandis ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 53. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster grandis grandis (Verrill, 1884). TYPE MATERIAL. — Between Azores and Europe • 1 syntype; station 134; between Azores & Europe; Talisman expedition; 1883; depth 4060 m; MNHN-IE-2014-237 • 3 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-325. REMARK D. agassizi was erected from specimens previously identified Pectinaster insignis by Perrier (1885: 70)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 263, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1894. - Stellerides. Resultats des Expeditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. G. Masson, Paris 3: 1 - 431.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p.","PERRIER E. 1885. - Premiere note preliminaire sur les echinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des Sciences naturelles (6) 19 (8): 1 - 72."]}

rigidus Perrier, 1894, Dytaster Dytaster rigidus Perrier, 1894: 304. Dytaster grandi grandis ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 53. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster grandi grandis (Verrill, 1884). TYPE MATERIAL. — Atlantic Ocean • 2 syntypes; station 137; Talisman expedition; 1883; depth 5000 m; MNHN-IE-2014-233 • 4 syntypes; station 138; same as for preceding; 46°09’N, 09°16’W; depth 4787 m; MNHN-IE-2014-234., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 312, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1894. - Stellerides. Resultats des Expeditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. G. Masson, Paris 3: 1 - 431.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

inermis Perrier, 1885, Goniopecten Goniopecten inermis Perrier, 1885: 71. Plutonaster agassizi notatus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 70. CURRENT STATUS. — Plutonaster agassizi notatus Sladen, 1889. TYPE LOCALITY. — Morocco • 5 syntypes; station 21; off Moroccan coast; Talisman expedition; 1883; 33°46’N, 11°22’W; depth 1319 m; MNHN-IE-2014-345., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on pages 291-292, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1885. - Premiere note preliminaire sur les echinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des Sciences naturelles (6) 19 (8): 1 - 72.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

longispinus Koehler, 1920, Ripaster Ripaster longispinus Koehler, 1920: 260, pl. 51, figs 5, 8, pl. 52, figs 3, 4, pl. 72, fig. 2. Psilaster charcoti ‒ Clark 1989: 290. CURRENT STATUS. — Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906). TYPE MATERIAL. — Antarctic • 2 syntypes; station 10; Australasian Antarctic expedition; 1911-1914; 85°06’S, 96°13’E; depth 595 m; MNHN-IE-2014-452. REMARK 1 syntype in the AM (J3661) (Rowe & Pawson 1977)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 295, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1920. - Echinodermata, Asteroidea. Scientific Report of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 - 1914 8 (1): 1 - 308. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 85380","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347.","KOEHLER R. 1906. - Echinodermes (stellerides, ophiures et echinides). Expedition antarctique francaise (1903 - 1905). Masson, Paris, 41 p. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 951184","ROWE F. W. & PAWSON D. L. 1977. - A catalogue of echinoderm type-specimens in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum 30: 337 - 364. https: // doi. org / 10.385 3 / j. 0067 - 1975.30.1977.392"]}

semispinosus Perrier, 1894, Crenaster Crenaster semispinosus Perrier, 1894: 307. Dytaster semispinosus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 55. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster semispinosus (Perrier, 1894). TYPE MATERIAL. — Atlantic Ocean • 1 syntype; station 137; Talisman expedition; 1883; 44°29’N, 15°22’W; depth 4975 m; MNHN-IE-2014-160 • 1 syntype, same as for preceding;MNHN- IE-2014-368., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on pages 314-315, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1894. - Stellerides. Resultats des Expeditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. G. Masson, Paris 3: 1 - 431.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p.","MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p."]}

croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891, Persephonaster (Fig. 11) Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891: 430. — Clark 1989: 285. CURRENT STATUS. — Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. TYPE MATERIAL. — India • 1 syntype; Investigator survey; Indian Museum leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-432. REMARK The type locality of P. croceus (south of Cape Comorin, Investigator survey, station 109, 1350 m) is the only known locality of the species., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 279, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

bonnieri Koehler, 1905, Astropecten Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905a: 462, figs 2, 3a-c. — Dollfus 1974: 1449, pl. 1A, B. Astropecten hemprichi ‒ Clark 1989: 259. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842. T YPE MATERIAL. — Oman • holotype; Persian Gulf (off Oman); Bonnier & Pérez leg.; 1903; MNHN-IE-2014-178. REMARK Dollfus (1974) illustrates the holotype of A. bonnieri. He corrects the type locality which is not ‘Red Sea’ as Koehler (1905a) wrote but rather the Persian Gulf (25°10’N, 55°10’E, 15 miles off Oman coast, 18-29 m)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 270, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1905 a. - Note preliminaire sur les echinodermes recueillis par l'expedition antarctique francaise du Dr Charcot (echinides, asterides et ophiures). Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris 11: 64 - 470. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 5034003","DOLLFUS R. P. 1974. - De l' Astropecten bonnieri R. Koehler, 1905 (Echinodermes, Stellerides). Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris (3) 254 (Zool. 176): 1449 - 1452. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 57256004","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347.","MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p."]}

huepferi Koehler, 1914, Astropecten Astropecten huepferi Koehler, 1914: 139, pl. 4, figs 1, 2, 12, 13 ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 36. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten huepferi Koehler, 1914. TYPE MATERIAL. — Atlantic Ocean • neotype (according to a handwritten label by Cherbonnier); Gulf of Guinea; 4°58’N, 2°41’W, Cherbonnier leg.; 1964; MNHN-IE-2014-17., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 290, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1914. - Echinoderma I: Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea et Echinoidea. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafikas 1 (2): 129 - 303.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

coelochilus Alcock, 1893, Persephonaster (Fig. 9) Persephonaster coelochilus Alcock, 1893a: 81; 1894 -1895: pl. 3, fig. 1, 1a; Clark 1989: 284. CURRENT STATUS. — Persephonaster coelochilus Alcock, 1893 TYPE MATERIAL. — Andaman sea • 1 syntype; Investigator Survey (Indian Ocean); Indian Museum leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-115. REMARK The type locality of Persephonaster coelochilus (Andaman Sea, Investigator Survey, station 116, 344-402 m) is the only known locality of the species., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 276, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["ALCOCK A. 1893 a. - Natural history notes from the Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator 7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of natural History (11) 6: 73 - 121. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222939308677478","ALCOCK A. 1894 - 1895. - Illustrations of the Zoology of the Royal Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator. Echinoderma. Indian Museum (Calcutta), 5 pl. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 64230","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

griegi Koehler, 1909, Astropecten Astropecten griegi Koehler, 1909: 26, pl. 7, fig. 4, pl. 10, fig. 6 ‒ Clark 1989: 258. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten griegi Koehler, 1909. TYPE MATERIAL. — Andaman • 1 syntype; Investigator Survey; depth 494 m; Indian Museum leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-194., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 289, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1909. - Asteries recueillies par l' Investigator dans l'ocean Indien. I. Les asteries des mers profondes. Indian Museum, Calcutta, 143 p. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 11614","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988, Astropecten Astropecten longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988: 635, pl. 1, fig. A-E. — Clark in Clark & Mah: 330. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988. TYPE MATERIAL. — Réunion Island • holotype; station CP 112; Marion-Dufresne campaign (1982); depth 450-580 m; MNHN- IE-2014-91 • 3 paratypes; same as holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-88., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 295, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["JANGOUX M. & AZIZ A. 1988. - Les asterides (Echinodermata) recoltes autour de l'ile de la Reunion par le N. O. \" Marion- Dufresne \" en 1982. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle 3 (4) 10 (A 4): 631 - 650. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 58713985"]}

* edwardsi, Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882, Goniopecten Goniopecten edwarsi Perrier in Milne-Edwards, 1882: 46. Plutonaster agassizi notatus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 70. CURRENT STATUS. — Plutonaster agassizi notatus (Sladen, 1889). REMARK According to Mortensen (in Clark 1989) the holotype of G. edwardi (Travailleur expedition 1882, station 36) was destroyed., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on pages 281-282, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["MILNE- EDWARDS A. 1882. - Rapports sur les travaux de la commission charge d'etudier la faune sous-marine dans les grandes profondeurs de la Mediterranee et de l'Atlantique. Archives des Missions scientifiques et litteraires (3) 9: 46 - 49. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 36108810","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten (Fig. 26) Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842: 71. — Clark 1989: 268. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown origin • 3 syntypes; MNHN- IE-2014-579. REMARK Astropecten scoparius occurs in Japanese and Taiwanese waters.

* perarmatus, Perrier, 1869, Astropecten Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869: 103. Astropecten aranciacus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 30. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 308, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1869. - Recherches sur les Pedicellaires et les Ambulacres des Asteries et des Oursins. Masson, Paris, 188 p. (the part on asteroids was also published in: Annales des Sciences naturelles 13 [1]: 1 - 81). https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14144","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

myosorus Perrier, 1869, Astropecten Astropecten myosorus Perrier, 1869: 106. Astropecten bispinosus ‒ Clark 1989: 253. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823). TYPE MATERIAL. — Mediterranea • 3 syntypes; MNHN-IE-2014-9., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 302, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1869. - Recherches sur les Pedicellaires et les Ambulacres des Asteries et des Oursins. Masson, Paris, 188 p. (the part on asteroids was also published in: Annales des Sciences naturelles 13 [1]: 1 - 81). https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14144","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten Astropecten hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842: 70 Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus ‒ Clark 1989: 259, 266. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842. TYPE MATERIAL. — Ceylan • 2 syntypes; Reynaud leg.; 1829; MNHN-IE-2014-1 • 3 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN- IE-2014-606.

Jangoux, Michel (2022): The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris. Zoosystema 44 (11): 259-334, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11

africanus Koehler, 1911, Astropecten Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911: 5, pl. 2, fig. 8-9. — Clark & Downey 1992: 27. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911. TYPE MATERIAL. — Mauritania • holotype; Arguin Bank; Gruvel scientific mission (1909-1910); MNHN-IE-2014-561 • 2 paratypes; same as for holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-7., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 263, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1911. - Asteries, ophiures et echinides. Scientific Reports on the British Antarctic Expedition 2 (Biol. 4): 25 - 66. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 12805540","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

attenuatus Fisher, 1906, Psilaster Psilaster attenuatus Fisher, 1906: 1019, pl. 3, fig. 3a-d, pl. 7, fig. 4, pl. 8, fig.1. — Clark 1989: 290. CURRENT STATUS. — Psilaster attenuatus Fisher, 1906. TYPE MATERIAL. — Hawaii • 1 paratype; north coast of Maui Island; depth 560 m; MNHN-IE-2014-333. REMARK Holotype deposited in USNM (ref. 21149) (Fisher 1906)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 268, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["FISHER W. K. 1906. - The starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the US Fishery Commission 23: 987 - 1130.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

pentagonalis Alcock, 1893, Dipsacaster Dipsacaster pentagonalis Alcock, 1893b: 172; 1894 -1895. pl. 3, fig. 3-3a. — Clark 1989: 276. CURRENT STATUS. — Dipsacaster pentagonalis Alcock, 1893. TYPE MATERIAL. — Andaman sea • 1 syntype; Investigator survey; Indian Museum leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-338. REMARK The type locality of D. pentagonalis (Andaman Sea, Investigator Survey, 205 m) is the only known locality for the species., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 307, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["ALCOCK A. 1893 a. - Natural history notes from the Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator 7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of natural History (11) 6: 73 - 121. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222939308677478","ALCOCK A. 1893 b. - Natural History notes from H. M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigato r. 9. An account of the deepsea collection made during the season of 1892 - 93. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 62 (2): 171 - 178.","ALCOCK A. 1894 - 1895. - Illustrations of the Zoology of the Royal Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator. Echinoderma. Indian Museum (Calcutta), 5 pl. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 64230","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

liouvillei Koehler, 1912, Bathybiaster Bathybiaster liouvellei Koehler, 1912: 158; 1912a: 96, pl. 6, figs 2, 4, 12, pl. 8, figs 5, 6. Bathybiaster loripes obesus ‒ Clark 1989: 273. CURRENT STATUS. — Bathybiaster loripes obesus Sladen, 1889. TYPE MATERIAL. — Antarctic • 2 syntypes; Pourquoi-Pas? expedition; 1908-1910, MNHN-IE-2014-180 • 2 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-500 • 1 syntype, same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-516. REMARK Koehler (1912a) reports twenty-one specimens from four localities in South Shetland: east of Admiralty Bay (1 syntype, 18 m); middle of Admiralty Bay (1 syntype, 420 m); west cove of Admiralty Bay (1 syntype, 75 m); dredging 18th (18 syntypes)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 295, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1912 a. - Echinodermes nouveaux recueillis dans les mers antarctiques par le Pourquoi Pas? Zoologischer Anzeiger 39: 151 - 163.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

nuttingi Fisher, 1906, Patagiaster Patagiaster nuttingi Fisher, 1906: 1029, pl. 9, fig. 2-2a, pl. 12, fig. 3, pl. 17, fig. 1. — Clark 1989: 284. CURRENT STATUS. — Patagiaster nuttingi Fisher, 1906. TYPE MATERIAL. — Hawaii • 1 syntype; 403 m; MNHN-IE-2014-347. REMARK Holotype in USNM (Ref. 21152) (Fisher 1906)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 304, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["FISHER W. K. 1906. - The starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the US Fishery Commission 23: 987 - 1130.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

samoensis Perrier, 1869, Astropecten Astropecten samoensis Perrier, 1869: 104. Astropecten polyacanthus ‒ Clark 1989: 268. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842. TYPE MATERIAL. — Samoa • holotype; L’Astrolabe & La Zélée expedition (1837-1840); Hombron & Jacquinot leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-340., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on pages 313-314, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1869. - Recherches sur les Pedicellaires et les Ambulacres des Asteries et des Oursins. Masson, Paris, 188 p. (the part on asteroids was also published in: Annales des Sciences naturelles 13 [1]: 1 - 81). https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14144","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347.","MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p."]}

arenarius Perrier, 1875, Astropecten Astropecten arenarius Perrier, 1875: 366. Astropecten triseriatus triseriatus ‒ Clark 1989: 270. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten triseriatus triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown locality • holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-5. REMARK A. triseriatus triseriatus inhabits the south-west coast of Australia.

scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten (Fig. 26) Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842: 71. — Clark 1989: 268. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown origin • 3 syntypes; MNHN- IE-2014-579. REMARK Astropecten scoparius occurs in Japanese and Taiwanese waters., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 314, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

spinulosus Perrier, 1894, Crenaster Crenaster spinulosus Perrier, 1894: 309. Dytaster spinulosus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 54. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster spinulosus (Perrier, 1894). TYPE MATERIAL. — Atlantic Ocean • 6 syntypes; station 13; Talisman expedition; 1883; 44°20’N, 19°31’W; depth 4255 m; MNHN- IE-2014-379., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 319, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1894. - Stellerides. Resultats des Expeditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. G. Masson, Paris 3: 1 - 431.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

alatus Perrier, 1875, Astropecten (Fig. 2) Astropecten alatus Perrier, 1875: 374. — Clark 1989: 251. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten alatus Perrier, 1875. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown locality • holotype; Michelin leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-4. REMARK The species is known from the Moluccas., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 263, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1875. - Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Reinwald, Paris, 384 p., (also published in: Archives de Zoologie experimentale et generale vol. 4 [1875]: 263 - 449, et vol. 5 [1876]: 1 - 104).","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

dussumieri Perrier, 1875, Astropecten Astropecten dussumieri Perrier, 1875: 371. — Clark 1989: 256. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown origin • holotype; MNHN- IE-2014-459. REMARK The specimen is no more identifiable at the species level., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 281, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1875. - Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Reinwald, Paris, 384 p., (also published in: Archives de Zoologie experimentale et generale vol. 4 [1875]: 263 - 449, et vol. 5 [1876]: 1 - 104).","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891, Persephonaster (Fig. 11) Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891: 430. — Clark 1989: 285. CURRENT STATUS. — Persephonaster croceus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. TYPE MATERIAL. — India • 1 syntype; Investigator survey; Indian Museum leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-432. REMARK The type locality of P. croceus (south of Cape Comorin, Investigator survey, station 109, 1350 m) is the only known locality of the species.

magnificus Koehler, 1912, Priamaster Priamaster magnificus Koehler, 1912a: 92, pl. 8, figs 1, 3, 8. Leptychaster magnificus ‒ Clark 1989: 281. CURRENT STATUS. — Leptychaster magnificus (Koehler, 1912). TYPE MATERIAL. — Antarctic • 2 syntypes; unspecified locality; Pourquoi-Pas? expedition; 1908-1910; MNHN-IE-2014-480. REMARK One syntype originates from the north coast of Jenny Island (67°43’S, 70°46’W, 5 m [between stones]); the other is from Lemaire Channel (north coast of Peterman Island, 40-70 m) (Koehler 1912a)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 296, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1912 a. - Echinodermes nouveaux recueillis dans les mers antarctiques par le Pourquoi Pas? Zoologischer Anzeiger 39: 151 - 163.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988, Persephonaster Persephonaster exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988: 638, pl. 2, fig.A-E. — Clark in Clark & Mah 2001: 331. CURRENT STATUS. — Persephonaster exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988. TYPE MATERIAL. — Réunion Island • holotype; station CP 103; Marion-Dufresne Campaign; 1982; depth 2950- 1970 m; MNHN- IE-2014-89.

richardi Perrier, 1875, Astropecten (Fig. 25) Astropecten richardi Perrier, 1875: 372. — Clark & Downey 1992: 42. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten richardi Perrier, 1875. TYPE MATERIAL. — French Guiana • 3 syntypes; Cayenne, Richard leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-2. Unknown origin • 2 syntypes; Michelin leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-14., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 312, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1875. - Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Reinwald, Paris, 384 p., (also published in: Archives de Zoologie experimentale et generale vol. 4 [1875]: 263 - 449, et vol. 5 [1876]: 1 - 104).","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

fleuriaisi Perrier, 1891, Goniopecten Goniopecten fleuriaisi Perrier, 1891: 140, pl. 12, fig. 2a-b. Bathybiaster loripes ‒ Clark 1989: 306. CURRENT STATUS. — Bathybiaster loripes Sladen, 1889. TYPE MATERIAL. — Tierra del Fuego Archipelago • 3 syntypes; station 100; Magellan Strait (SE of Port Famine); Cape Horn expedition (1882-1883); MNHN-IE-2014-339 • 2 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-343 • 8 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-370 • 4 syntypes, station 93; Beagle Channel; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-330 • 1 syntype; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-349 • 1 syntype; station 161; same as for preceding; MNHN-IE-2014-332., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 284, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1891. - Echinodermes. 1. Stellerides. Mission scientifique du cap Horn 6: 1 - 168. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 34634322","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

spatuliger Perrier, 1875, Astropecten Astropecten spatuliger Perrier, 1875: 376. Astropecten regalis ‒ Clark 1989: 269. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840. TYPE MATERIAL. — Nicaragua • holotype; Michelin leg.; MNHN- IE-2014-10., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 318, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1875. - Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Reinwald, Paris, 384 p., (also published in: Archives de Zoologie experimentale et generale vol. 4 [1875]: 263 - 449, et vol. 5 [1876]: 1 - 104).","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

gruveli Koehler, 1911, Astropecten Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911b: 10, pl. 3, fig. 1, 2 ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 35. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911. TYPE MATERIAL. — Angola • holotype; Lobito Bay; Gruvel scientific mission; 1909-1910; MNHN-IE-2014-654 • 1 paratype, same as holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-728 Guinea • 1 paratype; Los Islands; Gruvel scientific mission; 1909- 1910; MNHN-IE-2014-455., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 289, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1911. - Asteries, ophiures et echinides. Scientific Reports on the British Antarctic Expedition 2 (Biol. 4): 25 - 66. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 12805540","KOEHLER R. 1911 b. - Mission Gruvel sur les cotes occidentales d'Afrique (1909 - 1910). Echinodermes. Annales de l'Institut oceanographique 3 (1): 26 - 30. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 12889","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

intermedius Perrier, 1891, Dytaster Dytaster intermedius Perrier, 1891a: 271 ‒ Perrier 1896: 48, pl. 3, fig. 2b; Clark 1989: 278. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster intermedius Perrier, 1891. TYPE MATERIAL. — Azores • 1 syntype; station 248; L’Hirondelle campaign; 2870 m; Prince Albert of Monaco leg.; MNHN-IE-2014-128. REMARK Various syntypes in the MONA (Belloc 1950)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 292, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1891. - Echinodermes. 1. Stellerides. Mission scientifique du cap Horn 6: 1 - 168. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 34634322","PERRIER E. 1891 a. - Stellerides nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht L'Hirondelle. Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France 4: 258 - 271.","PERRIER E. 1896. - Contributions a l'etude des stellerides de l'Atlantique Nord. Resultats des Campagnes scientifiques du Prince de Monaco 11: 1 - 57.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347.","BELLOC G. 1950. - Catalogue des types d'echinodermes du musee oceanographique de Monaco. Bulletin de l'Institut oceanographique (Monaco) 976: 1 - 43."]}

michaelseni Koehler, 1914, Astropecten Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914: 144, pl. 4, figs 3-6, 8-11, pl. 5, figs 1-2, 13, 15-17. Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 38. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus (Sladen, 1883). TYPE MATERIAL. — West Africa • 2 syntypes; MNHN-IE-2014-19. REMARK Koehler (1914) reports 48 specimens from thirteen different localities (from Liberia to Angola)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 299, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1914. - Echinoderma I: Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea et Echinoidea. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafikas 1 (2): 129 - 303.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

* valencienni Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten Astropecten valencienni Müller & Troschel, 1842: 68. Astropecten duplicatus ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 34. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840. REMARK A. valencienni type material could not be found in the MNHN. Three syntypes of the species were formerly referenced under number ECAS-53 (Vera Cruz, Mexico)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 322, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}

arenarius Perrier, 1875, Astropecten Astropecten arenarius Perrier, 1875: 366. Astropecten triseriatus triseriatus ‒ Clark 1989: 270. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten triseriatus triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843. TYPE MATERIAL. — Unknown locality • holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-5. REMARK A. triseriatus triseriatus inhabits the south-west coast of Australia., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 267, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1875. - Revision de la Collection de Stellerides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Reinwald, Paris, 384 p., (also published in: Archives de Zoologie experimentale et generale vol. 4 [1875]: 263 - 449, et vol. 5 [1876]: 1 - 104).","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

mollis Perrier, 1885, Crenaster Crenaster mollis Perrier, 1885: 71; 1894: 310, pl. 18, fig. 3a, b. Dytaster mollis ‒ Clark & Downey 1992: 55. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster mollis (Perrier, 1869). TYPE MATERIAL. — Azores • holotype (fragments); station 131; Talisman expedition; 1883; 38°38’N, 27°26’W; depth 2995 m., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 301, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1885. - Premiere note preliminaire sur les echinodermes recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marins du Travailleur et du Talisman. Annales des Sciences naturelles (6) 19 (8): 1 - 72.","PERRIER E. 1894. - Stellerides. Resultats des Expeditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. G. Masson, Paris 3: 1 - 431.","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p.","PERRIER E. 1869. - Recherches sur les Pedicellaires et les Ambulacres des Asteries et des Oursins. Masson, Paris, 188 p. (the part on asteroids was also published in: Annales des Sciences naturelles 13 [1]: 1 - 81). https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14144"]}

longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988, Astropecten Astropecten longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988: 635, pl. 1, fig. A-E. — Clark in Clark & Mah: 330. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988. TYPE MATERIAL. — Réunion Island • holotype; station CP 112; Marion-Dufresne campaign (1982); depth 450-580 m; MNHN- IE-2014-91 • 3 paratypes; same as holotype; MNHN-IE-2014-88.

bonnieri Koehler, 1905, Astropecten Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905a: 462, figs 2, 3a-c. — Dollfus 1974: 1449, pl. 1A, B. Astropecten hemprichi ‒ Clark 1989: 259. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842. T YPE MATERIAL. — Oman • holotype; Persian Gulf (off Oman); Bonnier & Pérez leg.; 1903; MNHN-IE-2014-178. REMARK Dollfus (1974) illustrates the holotype of A. bonnieri. He corrects the type locality which is not ‘Red Sea’ as Koehler (1905a) wrote but rather the Persian Gulf (25°10’N, 55°10’E, 15 miles off Oman coast, 18-29 m).

hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten Astropecten hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842: 70 Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus ‒ Clark 1989: 259, 266. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842. TYPE MATERIAL. — Ceylan • 2 syntypes; Reynaud leg.; 1829; MNHN-IE-2014-1 • 3 syntypes; same as for preceding; MNHN- IE-2014-606., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 290, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988, Persephonaster Persephonaster exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988: 638, pl. 2, fig.A-E. — Clark in Clark & Mah 2001: 331. CURRENT STATUS. — Persephonaster exquisitus Jangoux & Aziz, 1988. TYPE MATERIAL. — Réunion Island • holotype; station CP 103; Marion-Dufresne Campaign; 1982; depth 2950- 1970 m; MNHN- IE-2014-89., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 283, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["JANGOUX M. & AZIZ A. 1988. - Les asterides (Echinodermata) recoltes autour de l'ile de la Reunion par le N. O. \" Marion- Dufresne \" en 1982. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle 3 (4) 10 (A 4): 631 - 650. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 58713985","CLARK A. M. & MAH CH. 2001. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 4: Forcipulata and Brisingida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 6: 229 - 347. Balkema, Rotterdam."]}

accrescens Koehler, 1920, Leptoptychaster Leptoptychaster accrescens Koehler, 1920: 246, pl. 47, fig. 7-10, pl. 48, fig. 1-7, pl. 49, fig. 5. Macroptychaster accrescens ‒ Clark 1989: 283. CURRENT STATUS. — Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920). TYPE MATERIAL. — Antarctic • 1 syntype; station 12; Australasian Antarctic expedition (1911-1914); 64°32’S, 97°20’E; depth 201 m; MNHN-IE-2014-439. REMARK Additional syntypes are kept in the Australian Museum, Sydney (ref. J3639 [2 syntypes] & J3640 [4 syntypes]) (Rowe & Pawson 1977)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 262, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["KOEHLER R. 1920. - Echinodermata, Asteroidea. Scientific Report of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 - 1914 8 (1): 1 - 308. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 85380","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347.","ROWE F. W. & PAWSON D. L. 1977. - A catalogue of echinoderm type-specimens in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum 30: 337 - 364. https: // doi. org / 10.385 3 / j. 0067 - 1975.30.1977.392"]}

serratus Müller & Troschel, 1842, Astropecten Astropecten serratus Müller & Troschel, 1842: 72. Astropecten irregularis ‒ Clark 1989: 268. CURRENT STATUS. — Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777). TYPE MATERIAL. — Mediterranea • 2 syntypes; MNHN-IE-2014-13., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 315, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["MULLER J. & TROSCHEL H. 1842. - System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, 134 p.","CLARK A. M. 1989. - An index of recent Asteroidea. Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in JANGOUX M. & LAWRENCE J. M. (eds) Echinoderm Studies, vol. 3, Balkema, Rotterdam: 225 - 347."]}

* insignis Perrier, 1884, Archaster Archaster insignis Perrier, 1884: 256, pl. 9, fig. 5. Dytaster insignis ‒ Clark & Downey, 1992: 54. CURRENT STATUS. — Dytaster insignis (Perrier, 1884). REMARK Individual of the species was formerly referenced under number ECAH 3161 ( Holotype; station 31; BLAKE expedition [1877-1878]; SE Gulf of Mexico; 24°33’N, 84°23’W; 3530 m)., Published as part of Jangoux, Michel, 2022, The type specimens of extant asteroids (Echinodermata) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Paris, pp. 259-334 in Zoosystema 44 (11) on page 292, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a11, http://zenodo.org/record/6616817, {"references":["PERRIER E. 1884. - Memoire sur les etoiles de mer recueillies dans la mer des Antilles et le golfe du Mexique. Nouvelles Archives du Museum d'Histoire naturelles de Paris (2) 6: 127 - 276. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 44579946","CLARK A. M. & DOWNEY M. E. 1992. - Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman and Hall, London, 565 p."]}