WoRMS taxon details
Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914 · unaccepted
Species Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Species Stylasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
Species Stylasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Sclerasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891)
Species Stylasterias paschae H.L. Clark, 1920 accepted as Astrostole paschae (H.L. Clark, 1920) accepted as Astrostole platei (Meissner, 1896)
Species Stylasterias reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916) accepted as Coronaster reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
Species Stylasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905) accepted as Distolasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Stylasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
Species Stylasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
Species Stylasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Sclerasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891)
Species Stylasterias paschae H.L. Clark, 1920 accepted as Astrostole paschae (H.L. Clark, 1920) accepted as Astrostole platei (Meissner, 1896)
Species Stylasterias reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916) accepted as Coronaster reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
Species Stylasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905) accepted as Distolasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Stylasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Stylasterias Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146049 on 2023-10-03
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original description
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1928). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 2. Forcipulata (part). <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 76: 1-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7867456 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1928). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 2. Forcipulata (part). <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 76: 1-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7867456 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
