The World Asteroidea Database - Fromia major Koehler, 1895

Asteroidea name details

Fromia major Koehler, 1895

AphiaID

368955 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368955)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1919))

Accepted name

Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869)

Rank

Species

Parent

Fromia Gray, 1840

Original name

Fromia major Koehler, 1895

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Koehler, R. (1895). Catalogue raisonné des Echinodermes recueillis par M. Korotnev aux Îles de la Sonde. <em>Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France.</em> 8: 374-423., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10122175
page(s): 399 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Fromia major Koehler, 1895. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368955 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-24 18:54:18Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2008-12-24 03:52:28Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Links (1)

original description Koehler, R. (1895). Catalogue raisonné des Echinodermes recueillis par M. Korotnev aux Îles de la Sonde. <em>Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France.</em> 8: 374-423., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10122175
page(s): 399 [details]

source of synonymy Fisher, W.K. (1919). Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3(100): 1-547. 156 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7666959 [details]

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