Opinions from A. S. Gale 1987
- 'Asterias chilipora is recombined as Metopaster chilipora'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) bowerbankii is a subjective synonym of Metopaster parkinsoni'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) rectilineus is a subjective synonym of Metopaster parkinsoni'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) hunteri is recombined as Metopaster hunteri'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) mantelli is a subjective synonym of Metopaster parkinsoni'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) parkinsoni is recombined as Metopaster parkinsoni'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) rugatus is a subjective synonym of Goniaster (Goniodiscus) uncatus'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus is a subjective synonym of Metopaster hunteri'
- 'Goniaster (Goniodiscus) uncatus is recombined as Metopaster uncatus'
- 'Metopaster albocervus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster altus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster andreae belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster bromleyi belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster cingulatus is a subjective synonym of Goniaster (Goniodiscus) uncatus'
- 'Metopaster cristagalli is a subjective synonym of Metopaster calcar'
- 'Metopaster decipiens belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster downendensis belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster elegans belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster loirensis belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster parkinsoni calcar is recombined as Metopaster calcar'
- 'Metopaster parkinsoni meudonensis is recombined as Metopaster meudonensis'
- 'Metopaster polyplacus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster poulsenii is corrected as Metopaster poulseni and belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster quadratus is a subjective synonym of Goniaster (Goniodiscus) uncatus'
- 'Metopaster rugissimus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster spencerii belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster stainforthi belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster tamarae belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster tumidus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster tumidus radiatus is recombined as Recurvaster radiatus'
- 'Metopaster undulatus belongs to Metopaster'
- 'Metopaster zonatus is a subjective synonym of Metopaster parkinsoni'
- 'Oreaster thoracifer is recombined as Metopaster thoracifer'
- 'Recurvaster blackmorei belongs to Recurvaster'
- 'Recurvaster gibber is a subjective synonym of Recurvaster radiatus'