The World Asteroidea Database - Nereidaster Verrill, 1899

Asteroidea name details

Nereidaster Verrill, 1899

AphiaID

377908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:377908)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1917))

Accepted Name

Rosaster Perrier, 1894

Rank

Genus

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (3)

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Species Nereidaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Rosaster bipunctus (Sladen, 1889)
Species Nereidaster bowersi Fisher, 1906 accepted as Ceramaster bowersi (Fisher, 1906)
Species Nereidaster symbolicus (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Rosaster symbolicus (Sladen, 1889)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up
page(s): 186 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Nereidaster Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377908 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-14 18:37:28Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up
page(s): 186 [details]