WoRMS name details
Stephanaster Ayres, 1851
123306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123306)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Genus
- Species Stephanaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Tosia australis Gray, 1840 (A forma according to H.L. Clark (1946))
- Species Stephanaster australis (Gray, 1840) accepted as Tosia australis Gray, 1840 (subsequent combination of Tosia australis Gray, 1840 by Perrier 1894)
- Species Stephanaster bourgeti Perrier, 1885 accepted as Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti (Perrier, 1885)
- Species Stephanaster duebeni (Gray, 1847) accepted as Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 (subsequent combination of P. duebeni)
- Species Stephanaster elegans Ayres, 1851 accepted as Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Dujardin & Hupe (1862))
- Species Stephanaster gunni (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 (A forma according to A.M. Clark (1953).)
- Species Stephanaster procyon (Valenciennes (MS) in Cuvier, 1836) accepted as Tosia australis Gray, 1840
- Species Stephanaster pulchellus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840 (Subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ayres, W.O. (1851). <i>Stephanaster</i> Ayres. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 4: 118-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870828
page(s): 118-119 [details]
page(s): 118-119 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Stephanaster Ayres, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123306 on 2024-03-29
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original description
Ayres, W.O. (1851). <i>Stephanaster</i> Ayres. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 4: 118-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870828
page(s): 118-119 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
page(s): 118-119 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of Pentagonaster Gray, 1840 by synonymy of the type species, according to Dujardin & Hupe (1862). Perrier's usage invalid. [details]