The World Asteroidea Database - Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)

Asteroidea name details

Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)

AphiaID

378971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378971)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Orthasterias Verrill, 1914

Orig. name

Asterias contorta Perrier, 1881

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias contorta Perrier, 1881) Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
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Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378971 on 2024-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-29 07:51:57Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Asterias contorta Perrier, 1881) Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1 [details]