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Asteroidea name detailsPisaster capitatus (Stimpson, 1862)
378990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378990)
unaccepted
Species
Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862 · unaccepted (Subspecies according to Fisher (1930))
marine,
recent only
(of Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 264 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pisaster capitatus (Stimpson, 1862). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378990 on 2025-11-11
Date action by
original description
(of Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 264 [details] From editor or global species database
Synonymy A subspecies of Pisaster giganteus according to Fisher (1926, 1930) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias Capitata USNM 1280 - Dorsal) (from synonym Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862) To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias capitata USNM 1280 - ventral) (from synonym Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 1280) (from synonym Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862) |
