World Register of Deep-Sea species

Deep-Sea taxon details

Hacelia Gray, 1840

AphiaID

123312 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123312)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1867

Direct children (1)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Species Hacelia superba H.L. Clark, 1921

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 284 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Hacelia Gray, 1840. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123312 on 2026-09-05

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hacelia Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123312 on 2026-09-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2006-03-02 09:04:57Z

changed

Appeltans, Ward

2006-04-19 08:26:55Z

changed

Rotenberg, Serge

2008-12-24 03:52:28Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 284 [details]

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]

additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]