African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Chondraster Verrill, 1895

AphiaID

123316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123316)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Poraniidae Perrier, 1894

Direct children (1)

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Species Chondraster elattosis H.L. Clark, 1923

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. American Journal of Science,. 3(49): 127-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168768
page(s): 138 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Chondraster Verrill, 1895. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123316 on 2026-09-03

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Chondraster Verrill, 1895. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123316 on 2026-09-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-10-24 13:48:31Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. American Journal of Science,. 3(49): 127-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168768
page(s): 138 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]

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