The World Asteroidea Database - Asterias (Urasterias) forcipulata Verrill, 1909

WoRMS name details

Asterias (Urasterias) forcipulata Verrill, 1909

AphiaID

379329 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379329)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))

Accepted Name

Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias (Urasterias) Verrill, 1909 accepted as Urasterias Verrill, 1909

Orig. name

Asterias (Urasterias) forcipulata Verrill, 1909

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1909). Description of new genera and species of starfishes from the North Pacific coast of America. American Journal of Science 28: 59-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40247723
page(s): 67 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias (Urasterias) forcipulata Verrill, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379329 on 2024-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-01 17:28:17Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-02-13 03:17:08Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Verrill, A.E. (1909). Description of new genera and species of starfishes from the North Pacific coast of America. American Journal of Science 28: 59-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40247723
page(s): 67 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality