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Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)

158490  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158490)

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(of Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 402 [details]   
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras  
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158490 on 2024-04-18
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2005-05-26 07:43:32Z
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2008-01-26 09:54:06Z
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original description  (of Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 402 [details]   

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

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C  [details]   

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]