The World Asteroidea Database - Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913)

Asteroidea taxon details

Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913)

AphiaID

292711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292711)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Orig. name

Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913

Synonymised names

Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913 · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913) Fisher, W.K. (1913). New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum 46: 201-224, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761999#page/261/mode/1up
page(s): 222 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292711 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-24 08:20:46Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913) Fisher, W.K. (1913). New starfishes from the Philippine Islands, Celebes, and the Moluccas. Proceedings of the Untied States National Museum 46: 201-224, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761999#page/261/mode/1up
page(s): 222 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 32648) (from synonym Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913)