WoRMS taxon details
Sclerasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872)
291602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291602)
accepted
Species
Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872 · unaccepted
Distolasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872) Hutton, F. W. (1872). Descriptions of some new starfishes from New Zealand. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 810-812., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612288
page(s): 812 [details]
page(s): 812 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Sclerasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291602 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872) Hutton, F. W. (1872). Descriptions of some new starfishes from New Zealand. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 810-812., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612288
page(s): 812 [details]
basis of record McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187., available online at http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NIWAbm120.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 812 [details]
basis of record McKnight, D. G. (2006). The marine fauna of New Zealand, Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 120: 1-187., available online at http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NIWAbm120.pdf [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fisher, W.K. (1924). The genus <i>Sclerasterias</i> Perrier. Bulletin de Institut Oceanographique, Monaco 414(3): 1-8 [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sclerasterias mollis)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sclerasterias mollis (1) 1122397)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sclerasterias mollis)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sclerasterias mollis (1) 1122397)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)
