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Orthasterias Verrill, 1914

146038  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146038)

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  1. Species Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
  2. Subgenus Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914 accepted as Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
  3. Species Orthasterias biordinata Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
  4. Species Orthasterias californica Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis californica (Verrill, 1914) accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
  5. Species Orthasterias columbiana Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) (Synonym according to Fisher (1923))
  6. Species Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
  7. Species Orthasterias dawsoni Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
  8. Species Orthasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Sclerasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889)
  9. Species Orthasterias forreri (de Loriol, 1887) accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
  10. Species Orthasterias gonolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
  11. Species Orthasterias leptolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887) (Synonym)
  12. Species Orthasterias merriami Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) coei Verrill, 1914 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))
  13. Species Orthasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
  14. Species Orthasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880) accepted as Sclerasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]   
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Orthasterias Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146038 on 2024-03-28
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original description Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]   

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
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