Ferdina mena, the false button star, is a species from the genus Ferdina.[1]

Ferdina mena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Ferdina
Species:
F. mena
Binomial name
Ferdina mena
Mah, 2017

Taxonomy

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The species' description is the result of a re-evaluation of ophidiasterids that led to the discovery of new genera and species supported by a distinctive set of characteristics that support a new subfamily, the Ferdininae, a group originally outlined by Marsh and Price (1991) within the Goniasteridae.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b CHRISTOPHER L. MAH (25 May 2017). "Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species". Zootaxa. 4271 (1): 1–72. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4271.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28610308. Wikidata Q36404137.
  2. ^ LOISETTE M. MARSH; ANDREW R. G. PRICE (30 May 1991). "Indian Ocean echinoderms collected during theSindbad Voyage (1980-81): 2. Asteroidea". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology: 61–70. ISSN 0007-1498. Wikidata Q126453689.