The World Asteroidea Database - Lethasterias Fisher, 1923

Asteroidea taxon details

Lethasterias Fisher, 1923

AphiaID

178798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (4)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Species Lethasterias acutispina Hayashi, 1973
Species Lethasterias australis Fisher, 1940
Species Lethasterias fusca Djakonov, 1931
Species Lethasterias nanimensis (Verrill, 1914)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1923).A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidae, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(9): 247-258
page(s): 258 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Lethasterias Fisher, 1923. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178798 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-08-05 07:22:50Z

created

Aracina, Claudia

2008-10-25 16:34:18Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (2)
Links (4)

original description Fisher, W.K. (1923).A preliminary synopsis of the Asteriidae, a family of sea-stars. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(9): 247-258
page(s): 258 [details]

basis of record 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]

To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To ITIS