Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836 
AphiaID: 146041

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Forcipulatacea > Forcipulatida > Asteriidae

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Rank		Genus
Parent		Asteriidae Gray, 1840
Source		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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Uraster glacialis Forbes, 1841 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Uraster rubens Forbes, 1841 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 Species Uraster violaceus Forbes, 1841 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Note		Status: A substitute name for Stellonia Nardo, 1834. A synonym of Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 according to Fisher (1930). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146041
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2008-12-29 02:59:07Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146041 on 2013-06-19