The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834

WoRMS name details

Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834

AphiaID

379073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379073)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Accepted name

Stichaster aurantiacus (Meyen, 1834) accepted as Stichaster striatus Müller & Troschel, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Meyen, F.J.F. (1834). Reise um die erde ausgeführt auf dem Königlich preussischen seehandlungs-schiffe Prinzess Louise, commandirt von captain W. Wendt, in den jahren 1830, 1831 und 1832. 519 pp. Berlin, Sander'sche buchhandlung., available online at https://archive.org/details/reiseumdieerdea02meyegoog
page(s): 222 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379073 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-31 03:51:57Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-11 04:19:55Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Meyen, F.J.F. (1834). Reise um die erde ausgeführt auf dem Königlich preussischen seehandlungs-schiffe Prinzess Louise, commandirt von captain W. Wendt, in den jahren 1830, 1831 und 1832. 519 pp. Berlin, Sander'sche buchhandlung., available online at https://archive.org/details/reiseumdieerdea02meyegoog
page(s): 222 [details]