WoRMS taxon details
Ganeria falklandica Gray, 1847
177936 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177936)
accepted
Species
Ganeria hahni Perrier, 1891 · unaccepted (regarded as a synonym by Fisher...)
regarded as a synonym by Fisher (1940) and Clark & Downey (1992)
Ganeria papillosa Perrier, 1891 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Ganeria robusta Perrier, 1891 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Ganeria falklandica Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177936 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856 [details]
original description (of Ganeria hahni Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.118 [details]
original description (of Ganeria robusta Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.119 [details]
original description (of Ganeria papillosa Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.121 [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]
original description (of Ganeria hahni Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.118 [details]
original description (of Ganeria robusta Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.119 [details]
original description (of Ganeria papillosa Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Echinoderma I. Stellérides. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn, 1882-83. 6.Zoologie (3), Paris. 1-198 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621706
page(s): K.121 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ganeria hahni Perrier, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ganeria falklandica, ventral close-up)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ganeria falklandica, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ganeria hahni Perrier, 1891)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ganeria falklandica, ventral close-up)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ganeria falklandica, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (8 records)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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