Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851 
AphiaID: 146045

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

Status		unaccepted (synonym)
Accepted name		Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
Rank		Genus
Parent		Asteriidae Gray, 1840
Sources		original description Brandt, J.F. (1851). Bemerkungen uber die Asteriden und Echiniden Ochtskischen, Kamtschatischen und Behringschen Meeres. A. Th. v. Middendorff, Reise in den aussersten Norden and Osten Sibiriens, etc.,. vol. 2, pt. 1; Echinodermen, Ddr. F. Brandt und E. Grube pp. 27-34., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114010#page/41/mode/1up page(s): 27 [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] [show all]
Direct child taxa (1) [show all]		Species Asteracanthium distichum Brandt, 1851 accepted as Asterias distichum (Brandt, 1851) accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146045
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2009-02-01 01:36:32Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2009). Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851. In: Mah, C.L. (2017). World Asteroidea database. Accessed at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146045 on 2017-08-21