The World Asteroidea Database - Asteracanthion flaccida A. Agassiz, 1864

WoRMS name details

Asteracanthion flaccida A. Agassiz, 1864

AphiaID

378844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378844)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Accepted Name

Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862)

Rank

Species

Parent

Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asteracanthion flaccida A. Agassiz, 1864

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Agassiz, A. (1864). On the Embryology of Echinoderms. <em>Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> vol. 9, part1: 1-30, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28134909
page(s): 29; note: A manuscript name with NO description. Status clarified http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492331#page/357/mode/1up and by Fisher (1930) who summarized synonymy. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion flaccida A. Agassiz, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378844 on 2024-11-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-26 05:08:28Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-09-27 05:37:46Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Agassiz, A. (1864). On the Embryology of Echinoderms. <em>Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> vol. 9, part1: 1-30, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28134909
page(s): 29; note: A manuscript name with NO description. Status clarified http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492331#page/357/mode/1up and by Fisher (1930) who summarized synonymy. [details]