WoRMS taxon details
Smilasterias scalprifera (Sladen, 1889)
172700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172700)
accepted
Species
Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 578 [details]
page(s): 578 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Smilasterias scalprifera (Sladen, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172700 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
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(of Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 578 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 578 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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 O'loughlin, P. M.; O'Hara, T. D. (1990). A review of the genus Smilasterias (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with descriptions of two new species from south-eastern Australia, one a gastric brooder, and a new species from Macquarie Island. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 50(2), 307-323., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39676777 [details]
additional source O'loughlin, P. M.; O'Hara, T. D. (1990). A review of the genus Smilasterias (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with descriptions of two new species from south-eastern Australia, one a gastric brooder, and a new species from Macquarie Island. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 50(2), 307-323., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39676777 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Smilasterias scalperifera, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Smilasterias scalperifera, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Smilasterias scalperifera, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Smilasterias scalperifera, ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records)
Unreviewed
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