The World Asteroidea Database - Gymnasteria lissotergum Benham, 1911

Asteroidea name details

Gymnasteria lissotergum Benham, 1911

AphiaID

378561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378561)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Asteropsis lissoterga (Benham, 1911)

Rank

Species

Parent

Gymnasteria Gray, 1840 accepted as Asteropsis Müller & Troschel, 1840

Original name

Gymnasteria lissotergum Benham, 1911

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Benham, W. B. (1911). Stellerids and echinids from the Kermadec Islands. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 43: 140-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9782181
page(s): 145 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Gymnasteria lissotergum Benham, 1911. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378561 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-23 04:29:04Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Benham, W. B. (1911). Stellerids and echinids from the Kermadec Islands. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 43: 140-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9782181
page(s): 145 [details]