The World Asteroidea Database - Myoraster Fisher, 1940

Asteroidea name details

Myoraster Fisher, 1940

AphiaID

379857 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379857)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))

Accepted name

Paralophaster Fisher, 1940

Rank

Genus

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Synonymised names

Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917 · unaccepted

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Species Myoraster antarcticus (Koehler, 1912) accepted as Paralophaster antarcticus (Koehler, 1912)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973
page(s): 181 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Myoraster Fisher, 1940. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379857 on 2026-02-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-01-08 03:57:10Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973
page(s): 181 [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917)