The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866

WoRMS name details

Asterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866

AphiaID

955411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:955411)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Leptasterias Verrill, 1866

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (2)

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Species Asterias (Leptasterias) stimpsoni Verrill, 1866 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias (Leptasterias) macropora Verrill, 1909 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Type material is juvenile and is lost)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 350 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955411 on 2024-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-02-13 03:17:08Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 350 [details]