WoRMS taxon details

Goniaster L. Agassiz, 1836

123294  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123294)

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Genus
Astrogonium Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phaneraster Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Halpern (1970))

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  1. Species Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816)
  2. Subgenus Goniaster (Goniodiscus) Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Crateraster Spencer, 1914 †
    1. Species Goniaster (Goniodiscus) compactus Forbes in Dixon, 1850 accepted as Metopaster parkinsoni (Forbes, 1848) †
    2. Species Goniaster (Goniodiscus) uncatus Forbes, 1848 accepted as Metopaster uncatus (Forbes, 1848) †
  3. Subgenus Goniaster (Ogmaster) von Martens, 1865 accepted as Ogmaster von Martens, 1865
  4. Subgenus Goniaster (Stellaster) Gray, 1840 accepted as Stellaster Gray, 1840
    1. Species Goniaster abbensis Forbes, 1843 accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
    2. Species Goniaster acutus (Heller, 1863) accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (A synonym of Pentagonaster (=Peltaster) placenta Muller & Troschel 1842 according to Lutken (1897))
    3. Species Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
    4. Species Goniaster americanus Verrill, 1871 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
    5. Species Goniaster articulatus (L. Agassiz, MS) Gray, 1866 accepted as Anthenea pentagonula (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym)
    6. Species Goniaster articulatus Lutken, 1864 accepted as Goniodiscaster scaber (Moebius, 1859) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1935) and Madsen (1959))
    7. Species Goniaster belcheri Lutken, 1865 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (A forma according to Doderlein (1935))
    8. Species Goniaster capella (Mueller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ogmaster capella (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (subsequent combination with Goniaster (Ogmaster))
    9. Species Goniaster cuspidatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970))
    10. Species Goniaster duebeni (Gray, 1847) accepted as Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847 (subsequent combination of P. duebeni)
    11. Species Goniaster equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) (A synonym according to Muller & Troschel (1842))
    12. Species Goniaster equestris von Martens, 1865 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
    13. Species Goniaster granularis Lutken, 1865 accepted as Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783)
    14. Species Goniaster hispidus M. Sars, 1872 accepted as Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) hispida hispida (M. Sars, 1872) (synonym)
    15. Species Goniaster incei (Gray, 1847) accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (A forma of S. equestris according to Doderlein (1935))
    16. Species Goniaster lamarcki (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym based on inspection of type in the Paris Museum)
    17. Species Goniaster longimanus (Möbius, 1859) accepted as Iconaster longimanus (Möbius, 1859) (Subsequent name/combination used by Lutken 1865: 144)
    18. Species Goniaster muelleri von Martens, 1865 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (A synonym according to Doderlein (1935))
    19. Species Goniaster muelleri Lutken, 1871 accepted as Ogmaster capella (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
    20. Species Goniaster multiporum Hoffman in Rowe, 1974 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842 (A synonym according to Rowe)
    21. Species Goniaster nidarosiensis Storm, 1881 accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (original designation)
    22. Species Goniaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)
    23. Species Goniaster phrygianus (Parelius, 1768) accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768) (subsequent name used by Norman 1865: 123)
    24. Species Goniaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
    25. Species Goniaster placentaeformis (Heller, 1863) accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (A synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
    26. Species Goniaster pleyadella von Martens, 1865 accepted as Goniodiscaster pleyadella (Lamarck, 1816)
    27. Species Goniaster sebae Gray, 1840 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
    28. Species Goniaster sebae (de Blainville, 1830) accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Goto (1914))
    29. Species Goniaster semilunatus von Martens, 1866 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816) (Synonym according to Halpern (1970))
    30. Species Goniaster templetoni Thomson in Forbes, 1839 accepted as Porania (Porania) pulvillus pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
    31. Species Goniaster tuberculatus (Gray, 1847) accepted as Toraster tuberculatus (Gray, 1847) (Subsequent combinationn by vonMartens, 1869)
    32. Species Goniaster tuberculosus von Martens, 1865 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    recent only
    Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
    page(s): 191 [details]   
    Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Goniaster L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123294 on 2024-03-19
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    2007-04-19 12:02:41Z
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    original description Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
    page(s): 191 [details]   

    original description  (of Astrogonium Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
    page(s): 52 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

    original description  (of Phaneraster Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique <i>Travailleur</i> et du <i>Talisman</i>. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
    page(s): 387 [details]   

    original description  (of Goniaster (Astrogonium) Müller & Troschel, 1842 †) Forbes, E. (1848). On the Asteridae found fossil in British Strata. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 2: 457-482., available online at https://books.google.com.ly/books?id=DcMQAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
    page(s): 473 [details]   

    basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS[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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

    additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS[details]   
     
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