The World Asteroidea Database - Echinaster solaris (Schreber, 1793)

WoRMS name details

Echinaster solaris (Schreber, 1793)

AphiaID

370912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370912)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym of Echinites, which is ultimately a synonym of Acanthaster)

Accepted Name

Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Schreber, J.C.D. von. (1793). Beschreibung der Seesonne, einer Art Seesterne, mit 21 Strahlen. <em>Der Naturforscher (Halle a. d. Saale).</em> 27: 1–6, pls. I–II (1–2)., available online at http://ds.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/viewer/image/2108412_027/6/
page(s): 2 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Echinaster solaris (Schreber, 1793). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370912 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 14:43:37Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-10-07 10:41:41Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Schreber, J.C.D. von. (1793). Beschreibung der Seesonne, einer Art Seesterne, mit 21 Strahlen. <em>Der Naturforscher (Halle a. d. Saale).</em> 27: 1–6, pls. I–II (1–2)., available online at http://ds.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/viewer/image/2108412_027/6/
page(s): 2 [details]