World Register of Deep-Sea species - Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Deep-Sea taxon details

Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Common sun star - Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

123336 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123336)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

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Species Crossaster borealis Fisher, 1906
Species Crossaster campbellicus McKnight, 1973
Species Crossaster japonicus (Fisher, 1911)
Species Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Crossaster penicillatus Sladen, 1889
Species Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913)
Species Crossaster alternatus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Heterozonias alternatus (Fisher, 1906)
Species Crossaster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Crossaster penicillatus Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 321 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 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=123336 on 2026-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123336 on 2026-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

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Mah, Christopher

2009-01-08 02:40:22Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 321 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]