World Register of Deep-Sea species - Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881

Deep-Sea name details

Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881

AphiaID

569636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569636)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (transferred to Brisaster)

Accepted name

Brisaster moseleyi (A. Agassiz, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835

Original name

Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Agassiz, A. (1881). Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 3 (part 9): 1-321, pl. 1-66., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-09/README.htm
page(s): 203-204; pl. 36: figs 14-16 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569636 on 2026-07-22

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Schizaster moseleyi A. Agassiz, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569636 on 2026-07-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-04-14 07:16:27Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

2013-08-26 18:24:18Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Agassiz, A. (1881). Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 3 (part 9): 1-321, pl. 1-66., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-09/README.htm
page(s): 203-204; pl. 36: figs 14-16 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]

basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 292-294 [details]

Syntype MCZ 2930, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Syntype MCZ 2952, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Syntype MCZ 2955, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Syntype MCZ 3232, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Syntype MCZ 3233, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Syntype MCZ 3234, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

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