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Solaster Forbes, 1839 
AphiaID: 123338

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) > Solasteridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Asterias endeca Linnaeus, 1771 (type by monotypy)
Parent Solasteridae Viguier, 1878
Synonymised
taxa
  Endeca Gray, 1840 (Synonym )
Sources  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]

basis of record: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details]

additional source: Clark, A.M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies, 5: pp. 183-250 (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Solaster abyssicola Verrill, 1885
Species Solaster benedicti Verrill, 1894
Species Solaster caribbaeus Verrill, 1915
Species Solaster dawsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster earlli Verrill, 1879
Species Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Solaster exiguus Fisher, 1910
Species Solaster glacialis Danielssen & Koren, 1881
Species Solaster haliplous Djakonov, 1958
Species Solaster hexactis Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Solaster hypothryssus Fisher, 1910
Species Solaster intermedius Hayashi, 1939
Species Solaster longoi Stampanato & Jangoux, 1993
Species Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
Species Solaster pacificus Djakonov, 1938
Species Solaster paxillatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster spectabilis Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster syrtensis Verrill, 1894
Species Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster tropicus Fisher, 1913
Species Solaster uchidai Hayashi, 1939

Species Solaster affinis Danielssen & Koren, 1877 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Solaster asperatus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi asperatus (Koehler, 1920)
Species Solaster australis (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster borealis Fisher, 1911 accepted as Crossaster borealis Fisher, 1906
Species Solaster constellatus Verrill, 1909 accepted as Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster decanus Perrier, 1884 accepted as Plectaster decanus (Muller & Troschel, 1843)
Species Solaster decemradiatus (Brandt, 1835) accepted as Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster diamesus Djakonov, 1932 accepted as Crossaster diamesus (Djakonov, 1932)
Species Solaster dianae Stampanato & Jangoux, 2004 accepted as Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
Species Solaster echinatus Storm, 1888 accepted as Solaster glacialis Danielssen & Koren, 1881
Species Solaster furcifer Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Lophaster furcifer (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Species Solaster galaxides Verrill, 1909 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Solaster godfroyi Koehler, 1912 accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi (Koehler, 1912)
Species Solaster gracilis Grube, 1865 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839
Species Solaster incertus Koehler, 1917 accepted as Myoraster Fisher, 1940 accepted as Paralophaster Fisher, 1940
Species Solaster intermedius Sluiter, 1895 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Solaster japonicus Fisher, 1911 accepted as Crossaster japonicus (Fisher, 1911)
Species Solaster lorioli Koehler, 1907 accepted as Paralophaster lorioli (Koehler, 1907)
Species Solaster lorioli Bell, 1917 accepted as Paralophaster godfroyi asperatus (Koehler, 1920)
Species Solaster octoradiatus Ludwig, 1903 accepted as Solaster regularis subarcuatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster papposus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Solaster paxillatus H.L. Clark, 1913 accepted as Solaster exiguus Fisher, 1910
Species Solaster penicillatus Bell, 1905 accepted as Crossaster penicillatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster radians Perrier, 1883 accepted as Leilaster radians (Perrier, 1881)
Species Solaster scotophilus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Crossaster scotophilus (Fisher, 1913)
Species Solaster squamatus Döderlein, 1900 accepted as Crossaster squamatus (Döderlein, 1900)
Species Solaster subarcuatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Solaster regularis subarcuatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster tumida Stuxberg, 1878 accepted as Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) tumida (Stuxberg, 1878)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution South Africa (country) [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123338
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2007-06-08 22:54:21Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-19 09:31:50Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Solaster Forbes, 1839. In: Mah, C.L. (2013). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2013-05-21
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