WoRMS taxon details
Pteraster abyssorum (Verrill, 1895)
178559 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178559)
accepted
Species
Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895) Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the Echinoderms of Northeastern America. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3 v.49: 199-212., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168844
page(s): 203 [details]
page(s): 203 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster abyssorum (Verrill, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178559 on 2025-05-05
Date
action
by
2005-08-04 07:50:58Z
created
Aracina, Claudia
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895) Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the Echinoderms of Northeastern America. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> ser. 3 v.49: 199-212., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168844
page(s): 203 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 203 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895) USNM 8141 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Lophopteraster abyssorum Verrill, 1895)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
