The World Asteroidea Database - Distolasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872)

Asteroidea name details

Distolasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872)

AphiaID

378921 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378921)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Sclerasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872)

Rank

Species

Parent

Distolasterias Perrier, 1896

Original name

Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Distolasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378921 on 2026-06-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-28 23:54:02Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-04-10 18:25:13Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-28 20:03:49Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

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