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Asterias littoralis (Stimpson, 1853)

379481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379481)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteracanthion littoralis Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 14 [details] OpenAccess publication
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias littoralis (Stimpson, 1853). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379481 on 2026-10-05
Date
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2009-01-03 23:20:49Z
created
2017-05-18 15:55:54Z
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2023-12-27 06:31:22Z
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original description (of Asteracanthion littoralis Stimpson, 1853) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 14 [details] OpenAccess publication

new combination reference Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 349 [details] 
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