Canadian Register of Marine Species - Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

CaRMS taxon details

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Common starfish - Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

123219 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123219)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (4)

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Species Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Species Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

CaRMS (2021). Asterias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123219 on 2024-04-16

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Asterias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123219 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-12-19 07:06:44Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]