Deep-Sea taxon details
Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835
123428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123428)
accepted
Genus
Paraster Pomel, 1869 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Schizaster doederleini (Chesher, 1972)
- Species Schizaster floridiensis Kier & Grant, 1965
- Species Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880
- Subgenus Schizaster (Brisaster) Gray, 1855 accepted as Brisaster Gray, 1855 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Schizaster (Brisaster) latifrons A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster latifrons (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Brisaster)
- Species Schizaster (Brisaster) townsendi A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Brisaster townsendi (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Brisaster)
- Species Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881 accepted as Brisaster moseleyi (A. Agassiz, 1881) (transferred to Brisaster)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 185 [details]
page(s): 185 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123428 on 2026-07-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123428 on 2026-07-04
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original description
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 185 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
page(s): 185 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブンブクチャガマ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Echinoid Directory
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paraster) (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schizaster)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To ITIS
To Echinoid Directory
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paraster) (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Schizaster)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Paraster Pomel, 1869)
To ITIS
