The World Asteroidea Database - Bollonaster McKnight, 1977

Asteroidea name details

Bollonaster McKnight, 1977

AphiaID

459083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459083)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Astromesites Fisher, 1913

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925 accepted as Astromesites primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Original name

Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925

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Species Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883)
Species Bollonaster primigenius (Mortensen, 1925) accepted as Astromesites primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

McKnight, D.G. (1977). Classification of Recent paxillosid sea-stars (Asterozoa: Echinodermata). Records of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 3(12): 113-119.
page(s): 115 [details]

(of Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 272 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Bollonaster McKnight, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459083 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

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2010-02-17 18:53:18Z

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2026-02-18 19:24:37Z

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original description McKnight, D.G. (1977). Classification of Recent paxillosid sea-stars (Asterozoa: Echinodermata). Records of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 3(12): 113-119.
page(s): 115 [details]

original description (of Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 272 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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