The World Asteroidea Database - Alexandraster inflatus Fisher, 1906

Asteroidea name details

Alexandraster inflatus Fisher, 1906

AphiaID

381965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381965)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Poraniopsis inflata (Fisher, 1906)

Rank

Species

Parent

Alexandraster Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Poraniopsis Perrier, 1891

Original name

Alexandraster inflatus Fisher, 1906

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up
page(s): 300 [details]

Type data

Holotype CAS 2864

Holotype CAS 2864 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Alexandraster inflatus Fisher, 1906. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381965 on 2026-01-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-30 03:03:03Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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[clear cache]

original description Fisher, W.K. (1906). Two new starfishes from Monterey Bay, California. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30(10): 299-302., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259001#page/313/mode/1up
page(s): 300 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype CAS 2864 [details]