The World Asteroidea Database - Paralophaster Fisher, 1940

Asteroidea taxon details

Paralophaster Fisher, 1940

AphiaID

172594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172594)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Synonymised names

Myoraster Fisher, 1940 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))

Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917 · unaccepted

Direct children (11)

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Species Paralophaster antarcticus (Koehler, 1912)
Species Paralophaster densus (Fisher, 1940)
Species Paralophaster ferax Mah, 2023
Species Paralophaster godfroyi (Koehler, 1912)
Species Paralophaster gomo Mah & Fujita, 2020
Species Paralophaster hyalinus H.E.S. Clark, 1970
Species Paralophaster incertus (Koehler, 1917)
Species Paralophaster lorioli (Koehler, 1907)
Species Paralophaster paucispinus Mah, 2023
Species Paralophaster asperatus (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi asperatus (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi (Koehler, 1912)
Species Paralophaster meseres Fisher, 1940 accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi asperatus (Koehler, 1920) accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi (Koehler, 1912) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Paralophaster Fisher, 1940. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172594 on 2026-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-01-24 09:19:09Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

original description (of Myoraster Fisher, 1940) Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973
page(s): 181 [details]

original description (of Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917) Koehler R. (1917). Échinodermes (astéries, ophiures et échinides) Recueillis par M. Rallier du Baty, aux îles Kerguelen, en 1913-1914. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 7(8): 87pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45381490
page(s): 40 [details]

basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.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 Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralophaster)
To Genbank