Deep-Sea taxon details
Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)
158490 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158490)
accepted
Species
Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 402 [details]
page(s): 402 [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158490 on 2026-06-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158490 on 2026-06-23
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(of Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 402 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 402 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astropecten americanus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster americanus USNM 9393 - lot) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster americanus USNM 9394 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) (USNM E39594) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) (USNM E39594) oral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (667 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031063)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astropecten americanus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster americanus USNM 9393 - lot) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster americanus USNM 9394 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) (USNM E39594) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880) (USNM E39594) oral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (667 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records) (from synonym Archaster americanus Verrill, 1880)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031063)
To ITIS
