WoRMS taxon details

Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860

255075  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:255075)

accepted
Species
Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947 · unaccepted (Probable synonym according to...)  
Probable synonym according to Madsen (1956)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Xantus, J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12:568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297715
page(s): 568 [details]   
Fossil range Recent to Pliocene  
Fossil range Recent to Pliocene [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255075 on 2024-03-28
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original description Xantus, J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12:568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297715
page(s): 568 [details]   

original description  (of Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947) Clark, A. H. (1947). Echinoderms from the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama, with a revision of the Pacific Species of the Genus <i>Encope</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 106: 1-11., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27394366#page/133/mode/1up
page(s): 9 [details]   

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]   

additional source Jones, S.S. and Portell, R.W. (1988). Occurrence and Biogeographic Significance of <i>Heliaster</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Pliocene of Southwest Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 62(1): 126-132., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1305263?casa_token=ygTFWSnyZCYAAAAA:HaoV3-FYRaPGWRnIuQttVfgvzVhJSRlkBhWQohzK0FRj-ZCN1B2Z01ci9LSfguAFC-Dri_6C4JYmvB4ZPPNOsXU2Aaj9Ks1Vf99KtURf0KZcIl5lgkU&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Fossil range Recent to Pliocene [details]