WoRMS taxon details
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885)
125159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125159)
accepted
Species
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) Studer, 1883 represented as Cheiraster Studer, 1883
Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981))
Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)
Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M> Clark (1981).)
Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885) · unaccepted
Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)
Pontaster venustus var. robusta Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
(of Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885)) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
(of Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885)) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125159 on 2024-09-08
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original description
(of Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941) Clark, H. L. (1941). Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The Echinoderms (other than holothurians). <em>Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural.</em> 15(1): 1-154, 10 plates.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915) Verrill, A. E. (1915). Report on the starfishes of the West Indies, Florida, and Brazil, including those obtained by the Bahama expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. <em>Bulletins form the Laboratories of Natural History.</em> 7(1):1-232, 29 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12346117
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique <i>Travailleur</i> et du <i>Talisman</i>. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885)) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Pontaster venustus var. robusta Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 55 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
[request]
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 Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941) Clark, H. L. (1941). Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The Echinoderms (other than holothurians). <em>Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural.</em> 15(1): 1-154, 10 plates.
page(s): 30 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915) Verrill, A. E. (1915). Report on the starfishes of the West Indies, Florida, and Brazil, including those obtained by the Bahama expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. <em>Bulletins form the Laboratories of Natural History.</em> 7(1):1-232, 29 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12346117
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique <i>Travailleur</i> et du <i>Talisman</i>. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 52 [details]
original description (of Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885)) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Pontaster venustus var. robusta Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 55 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
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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 Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-219) (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster sepitus USNM 9369 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pectinaster dispar USNM 18468 - dorsal) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To PESI (from synonym Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI (from synonym Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18468) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pontaster sepitus (Verrill, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-219) (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster sepitus USNM 9369 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pectinaster dispar USNM 18468 - dorsal) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI (from synonym Pontaster perplexus Perrier, 1894)
To PESI (from synonym Pontaster venustus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI (from synonym Luidiaster dubius H.L. Clark, 1941)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18468) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)