Deep-Sea taxon details
Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
172780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172780)
accepted
Species
Pteraster marplatensis Bernasconi, 1935 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark...)
Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962) & confirmed by Bernasconi (1964).
- Subspecies Pteraster affinis lebruni Perrier, 1891
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 108 [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
Type locality contained in Baie de l'Observatoire , Note Observatory bay, Kerhuelen.
type locality contained in Baie de l'Observatoire [details]
Type locality Observatory bay, Kerhuelen. [details]
Taxonomy Guille (1974, 1975) states that all seven of hsi specimens from Kerguelen-the type locality of P. affinis-'correspond...
Taxonomy Guille (1974, 1975) states that all seven of hsi specimens from Kerguelen-the type locality of P. affinis-'correspond perfectly with the descriptions of Perrier and Fisher' (of P. lebruni from the Falkland/Magellan region) but inexplicably uses the subspecific name affinis lebruni rather than treating lebruni as a synonym of affinis, as this conclusion merits.
Also, Downey in Clark & Downey (1992) doubts the distinctness of any subspecies, so the inference is that at least lebruni must be a synonym of affinis, not a subspecies. [details]
Also, Downey in Clark & Downey (1992) doubts the distinctness of any subspecies, so the inference is that at least lebruni must be a synonym of affinis, not a subspecies. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172780 on 2024-04-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172780 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Pteraster marplatensis Bernasconi, 1935) Bernasconi, I. (1935). Dos nuevas especies de <i>Pteraster</i> en la Argentina. <em>Physis.</em> 11: 482-483.
page(s): 482 [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 Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Pteraster marplatensis Bernasconi, 1935) Bernasconi, I. (1935). Dos nuevas especies de <i>Pteraster</i> en la Argentina. <em>Physis.</em> 11: 482-483.
page(s): 482 [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 Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Guille (1974, 1975) states that all seven of hsi specimens from Kerguelen-the type locality of P. affinis-'correspond perfectly with the descriptions of Perrier and Fisher' (of P. lebruni from the Falkland/Magellan region) but inexplicably uses the subspecific name affinis lebruni rather than treating lebruni as a synonym of affinis, as this conclusion merits.Also, Downey in Clark & Downey (1992) doubts the distinctness of any subspecies, so the inference is that at least lebruni must be a synonym of affinis, not a subspecies. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Cryptic speciation Based on CO1 data, two species could exist: Pteraster affinis/militaris and Pteraster affinis/jordani. [details]From other sources
Type locality Observatory bay, Kerhuelen. [details]
