WoRMS taxon details
Thoracaster Sladen, 1883
123270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123270)
accepted
Genus
Pseudaster Perrier, 1885 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Ludwig (1907))
Species Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883
Species Thoracaster alberti Koehler, 1909 accepted as Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 (Synonym according to Madsen (1961).)
Species Thoracaster magnus Ludwig, 1907 accepted as Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 (synonym)
Species Thoracaster alberti Koehler, 1909 accepted as Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 (Synonym according to Madsen (1961).)
Species Thoracaster magnus Ludwig, 1907 accepted as Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 245 [details]
page(s): 245 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Thoracaster Sladen, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123270 on 2023-02-09
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original description
Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 245 [details]
original description (of Pseudaster Perrier, 1885) Perrier, E. (1885). Premiére note Préliminaire des les Echinodermes, recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marines du Travailleur et du Talisman. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 22(8): 1-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36373538
page(s): 67 [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 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 Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 245 [details]
original description (of Pseudaster Perrier, 1885) Perrier, E. (1885). Premiére note Préliminaire des les Echinodermes, recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marines du Travailleur et du Talisman. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 22(8): 1-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36373538
page(s): 67 [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 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 Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Remark Type species: Thoracaster cylindratus Sladen, 1883 by monotypy. [details]
