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Asterias equestris Bruzelius, 1805

AphiaID

379171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379171)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asterias equestris Bruzelius, 1805

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 12 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias equestris Bruzelius, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379171 on 2025-12-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-01 07:33:05Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-05-20 13:55:13Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2018-01-30 01:51:35Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 12 [details]

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