Deep-Sea taxon details
Periaster d'Orbigny, 1854 †
- Species Periaster fragilis A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 accepted as Hypselaster fragilis (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907) (transferred to Hypselaster)
- Species Periaster maximus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 accepted as Hypselaster maximus (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907) (transferred to Hypselaster)
- Species Periaster tenuis A. Agassiz, 1898 accepted as Holanthus tenuis (A. Agassiz, 1898) (transferred to Holanthus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Periaster d'Orbigny, 1854 †. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512835 on 2026-02-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Periaster d'Orbigny, 1854 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512835 on 2026-02-24
context source (Deepsea)
Agassiz, A. (1898). Reports on the dredging operations off the west coast of Central America to the Galápagos, to the the west coast of México, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission Streamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U.S.N., Commanding. XXIII. Preliminary report on the Echini. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 32, 71-86., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30426278#page/185/mode/1up [details]
