The World Asteroidea Database - Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872

Asteroidea name details

Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872

AphiaID

242109 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242109)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Stegnaster Sladen, 1889

Parent

Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Hutton, F. W. (1872). Descriptions of some new starfishes from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1872: 810-812., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612288
page(s): 812 [details]

Hutton, F. W. (1872). Catalogue of the echinodermata of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species. Colonial Museum and Geological Department. i-iv, 1-18.
page(s): 10; note: Both of these citations were listed by Hutton as "nov. sp" and issued the same year. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242109 on 2025-11-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2007-07-05 12:50:32Z

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2008-10-25 03:22:57Z

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Sources (2)

original description Hutton, F. W. (1872). Descriptions of some new starfishes from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1872: 810-812., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612288
page(s): 812 [details]

original description Hutton, F. W. (1872). Catalogue of the echinodermata of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species. Colonial Museum and Geological Department. i-iv, 1-18.
page(s): 10; note: Both of these citations were listed by Hutton as "nov. sp" and issued the same year. [details]