The World Asteroidea Database - Stichaster aurantiacus (Meyen, 1834)

Asteroidea name details

Stichaster aurantiacus (Meyen, 1834)

AphiaID

379034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379034)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Homonym)

Accepted name

Stichaster striatus Müller & Troschel, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Stichaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Original name

Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834

Synonymised names

Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Tonia aurantiaca Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834) Meyen, F.J.F. (1834). Reise um die erde ausgeführt auf dem Königlich preussischen seehandlungs-schiffe Prinzess Louise, commandirt von captain W. Wendt, in den jahren 1830, 1831 und 1832. 519 pp. Berlin, Sander'sche buchhandlung., available online at https://archive.org/details/reiseumdieerdea02meyegoog
page(s): 222 [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy Invalidated as junior homonym,=Stichaster striatus Muller & Troschel, 1840, according to Fisher (1930).

Homonymy Invalidated as junior homonym,=Stichaster striatus Muller & Troschel, 1840, according to Fisher (1930). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Stichaster aurantiacus (Meyen, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379034 on 2026-09-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-30 05:34:37Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-11 04:19:55Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)
Notes (1)

original description (of Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834) Meyen, F.J.F. (1834). Reise um die erde ausgeführt auf dem Königlich preussischen seehandlungs-schiffe Prinzess Louise, commandirt von captain W. Wendt, in den jahren 1830, 1831 und 1832. 519 pp. Berlin, Sander'sche buchhandlung., available online at https://archive.org/details/reiseumdieerdea02meyegoog
page(s): 222 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Verrill, A. E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the museum of Yale College with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 2. Notes on the echinoderms of Panama and the west coast of America, with descriptions of a new genus. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 251-322., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13465264#page/261/mode/1up [details]

From editor or global species database

Homonymy Invalidated as junior homonym,=Stichaster striatus Muller & Troschel, 1840, according to Fisher (1930). [details]