The World Asteroidea Database - Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894)

Asteroidea name details

Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894)

AphiaID

380964 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380964)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Accepted Name

Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

Rank

Species

Parent

Temnaster Verrill, 1894 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Pteraster hexactis Verrill, 1894

Synonymised names

Pteraster (Temnaster) hexactis Verrill, 1894 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 275 [details]

(of Pteraster hexactis Verrill, 1894) Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 294 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894). Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380964 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Links (2)

original description Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 275 [details]

original description (of Pteraster hexactis Verrill, 1894) Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 294 [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To PESI (from synonym Pteraster (Temnaster) hexactis Verrill, 1894)