The World Asteroidea Database - Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861

Asteroidea name details

Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861

AphiaID

380978 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380978)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Pteraster pulvillus M. Sars, 1861

Rank

Species

Parent

Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sars, M. (1861). Oversigt af Norges echinodermer. <em>Udgiven af Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania.</em> 160, XVI plates pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11662065
page(s): 62 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380978 on 2026-06-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Sars, M. (1861). Oversigt af Norges echinodermer. <em>Udgiven af Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania.</em> 160, XVI plates pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11662065
page(s): 62 [details]