Asteroidea taxon details
 Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 123335
| Status | | accepted |
| Rank | | Genus |
| Typetaxon | | Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776 (type by monotypy)
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| Parent | | Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875 |
Synonymised
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Hexaster Perrier, 1891 (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
Lophopteraster Verrill, 1895 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Marsipaster Sladen, 1882 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940
Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878
Pteraster (Temnaster) Verrill, 1894 (synonym)
Pterasterides Verrill, 1909 (synonym)
Retaster Perrier, 1878 (Subgenus according to Fisher (1940).)
Temnaster Verrill, 1894 (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
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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]
additional source Hansson, H.G. (Comp.) 1998. NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List, available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Echinodermata.pdf [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]
additional source (of Retaster Perrier, 1878) Simpson J.J. & R.N.R. Brown (1910). Asteroidea of Portugese East Africa. Proc. R. phys. Soc. Edinburgh 18: 45-60. [details]
original description (of Retaster Perrier, 1878) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Zoology 30(51): xlii + 893 pages 118 plates. [details]
additional source (of Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878) 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 cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.
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[sort alpha..] | | Species Pteraster abyssorum (Verrill, 1895)
Species Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
Species Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster alveolatus Perrier, 1894
Species Pteraster bathami Fell, 1958
Species Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847
Species Pteraster caribbaeus Perrier, 1881
Species Pteraster corynetes Fisher, 1916
Species Pteraster coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Pteraster educator Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster flabellifer Mortensen, 1933
Species Pteraster florifer Koehler, 1920
Species Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933
Species Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster hastatus Mortensen, 1913
Species Pteraster hirsutus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster hymenasteroides Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989
Species Pteraster ifurus Golotsvan, 1998
Species Pteraster jordani Fisher, 1905
Species Pteraster koehleri A.M. Clark, 1962
Species Pteraster marsippus Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster militarioides H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Pteraster minutus Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908
Species Pteraster obesus H.L. Clark, 1908
Species Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
Species Pteraster octaster Verrill, 1909
Species Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891
Species Pteraster pulvillus (M. Sars, 1861)
Species Pteraster reticulatus Fisher, 1906
Species Pteraster robertsoni McKnight, 1973
Species Pteraster rugatus Sladen, 1882
Species Pteraster rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster solitarius Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster spinosissimus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882
Species Pteraster temnochiton Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916
Species Pteraster texius Golotsvan, 1998
Species Pteraster trigonodon Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster uragensis Hayashi, 1940
Species Pteraster willsi Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Pteraster danae Verrill, 1869 accepted as Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882 (nomen dubium)
Species Pteraster inermis Perrier, 1888 (nomen nudum, Undescribed)
Species Pteraster trigonodon Domantay, 1969 (nomen nudum, Undescribed, figure poor, ID doubtful)
Subgenus Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (alternate representation)
| | » Species Pteraster (Apterodon) acicula (Downey, 1970) represented as Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970) (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) bathami Fell, 1958 represented as Pteraster bathami Fell, 1958 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910 represented as Pteraster coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) fornicatus Mortensen, 1933 represented as Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) hystrix Harvey, 1989 represented as Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) obesus H.L. Clark, 1908 represented as Pteraster obesus H.L. Clark, 1908 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) reticulatus Fisher, 1906 represented as Pteraster reticulatus Fisher, 1906 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941 represented as Pteraster rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) stellifer Sladen, 1882 represented as Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Apterodon) tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916 represented as Pteraster tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916 (alternate representation)
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Subgenus Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842 (alternate representation)
| | » Species Pteraster (Retaster) capensis Gray, 1847 represented as Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) corynetes Fisher, 1916 represented as Pteraster corynetes Fisher, 1916 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Pteraster diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905) (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) gibber Sladen, 1882 represented as Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882) (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 represented as Pteraster gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908 represented as Pteraster multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908 (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) obscurus (Perrier, 1891) represented as Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891) (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861 represented as Pteraster pulvillus (M. Sars, 1861) (alternate representation)
» Species Pteraster (Retaster) temnochiton Fisher, 1910 represented as Pteraster temnochiton Fisher, 1910 (alternate representation)
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Subgenus Pteraster (Temnaster) Verrill, 1894 accepted as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Pteraster aculeatus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster affinis A.M. Clark, 1952 accepted as Pteraster flabellifer Mortensen, 1933
Species Pteraster alveolatus Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1973 accepted as Pteraster abyssorum (Verrill, 1895)
Species Pteraster aporus Ludwig, 1886 accepted as Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Pteraster argentinus Bernasconi, 1935 accepted as Pteraster affinis lebruni Perrier, 1891
Species Pteraster brachiatus Koehler, 1917 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster caribbaeus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Pteraster militarioides H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster cribrosus von Martens, 1867 accepted as Euretaster cribrosus (von Martens, 1867)
Species Pteraster gibber A.M. Clark, 1952 accepted as Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847
Species Pteraster glomus Hayashi, 1940 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus glomus Hayashi, 1940
Species Pteraster gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster hebes Verrill, 1909 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster hexactis Verrill, 1894 accepted as Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
Species Pteraster hunteri Koehler, 1920 accepted as Pteraster stellifer hunteri (Koehler, 1920)
Species Pteraster hunteri Koehler, 1923 accepted as Pteraster stellifer stellifer Sladen, 1882
Species Pteraster inflatus Hutton, 1872 accepted as Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)
Species Pteraster ingouffi Perrier, 1891 accepted as Diplopteraster verrucosus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster japonicus Uchida, 1931 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster lebruni Perrier, 1891 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster marplatensis Bernasconi, 1935 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster multipes M. Sars, 1866 accepted as Diplopteraster multipes (M. Sars, 1866)
Species Pteraster multispinus H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster myonotus Fisher, 1916 accepted as Pteraster obesus myonotus Fisher, 1916
Species Pteraster ornatus Smirnov, 1982 accepted as Pteraster obscurus ornatus Smirnov, 1982
Species Pteraster reductus Koehler, 1907 accepted as Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891
Species Pteraster reticulatus Verrill, 1909 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster semireticulatus Sladen, 1882 accepted as Diplopteraster semireticulatus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster sordidus Perrier, 1894 accepted as Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891
Species Pteraster stoibe H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Pteraster militarioides stoibe H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster tenuissimus (Bernasconi, 1966) accepted as Calyptraster tenuissimus Bernasconi, 1966
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
| Distribution | | From editor or global species database
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean [details]
Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean [details]
From other sources
South Africa
 South Africa (country) [details]
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| Links | | To GenBank
To ITIS
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| Notes | | From editor or global species database
Status The status of the subgenera proposed by Fisher (1940) needs reassessment. A.M. Clark (1989: 205) treats the absence of webbing on the oral spines as of supraspecific weight but Downey (1992) does not agree and treats Pteraster stoibe H.L. Clark (1941) without webbing, as a subspecies of P. militaroides, which does have webs linking the oral spines of each plate. Downey notes that the absence of webbing in the holotype of stoibe might be an artefact of preservation but in other species of Apterodon, this appears to be the natural condition.
As a compromise, rather then segregate the species listed as Pteraster (Retaster) and Pteraster (Apterodon) by Fisher (1940) or subsequently referred to these subgenera, all are included under the heading of Pteraster. [details]
From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123335 |
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| | | Citation: Mah, C. (2014). Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123335 on 2014-04-19 |
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