The World Asteroidea Database - Asterina trochiscus (Bruzelius, 1805)

WoRMS name details

Asterina trochiscus (Bruzelius, 1805)

AphiaID

379657 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379657)

Classification

Status

uncertain > nomen dubium

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterina Nardo, 1834

Original name

Asterias trochiscus Bruzelius, 1805

Synonymised names

Asterias trochiscus Bruzelius, 1805 · unaccepted (Doubtful validity according to...)

Doubtful validity according to Sladen (1889)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias trochiscus Bruzelius, 1805) 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): 10 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterina trochiscus (Bruzelius, 1805). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379657 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-05 03:22:03Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2018-01-30 01:51:35Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Notes (1)

Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias trochiscus Bruzelius, 1805) 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): 10 [details]

From editor or global species database

Validity Validity doubtful according to Sladen (1889). type locality 'in mare indico'. [details]