The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias aster Gray, 1840

Asteroidea name details

Asterias aster Gray, 1840

AphiaID

379071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379071)

Classification

Status

uncertain > nomen dubium

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Orig. name

Asterias aster Gray, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 178 [details]

Descriptive notes

Status Should be suppressed by ICZN. lost types with 12,13 rays. ?Coscinasterias according to Verrill 1870: 248; 1914: 46.

Status Should be suppressed by ICZN. lost types with 12,13 rays. ?Coscinasterias according to Verrill 1870: 248; 1914: 46. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias aster Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379071 on 2024-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-31 03:51:57Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-28 20:03:49Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Notes (1)

original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 178 [details]

From editor or global species database

Status Should be suppressed by ICZN. lost types with 12,13 rays. ?Coscinasterias according to Verrill 1870: 248; 1914: 46. [details]