Orthasterias Verrill, 1914 
AphiaID: 146038

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Forcipulatacea > Forcipulatida > Asteriidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Asteriidae Gray, 1840
Source		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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) Species Orthasterias biordinata Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) Species Orthasterias californica Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis californica (Verrill, 1914) accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) Species Orthasterias columbiana Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) Species Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) Species Orthasterias dawsoni Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) Species Orthasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Sclerasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889) Species Orthasterias forreri (de Loriol, 1888) accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887) Species Orthasterias gonolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) Species Orthasterias leptolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887) Species Orthasterias leptostyla Fisher, 1928 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) Species Orthasterias merriami Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) coei Verrill, 1914 Species Orthasterias montereyensis Fisher, 1928 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) Species Orthasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias subangulosa Fisher, 1928 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) Species Orthasterias tanneri Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Note		p.p. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146038
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-12-28 03:06:27Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Orthasterias Verrill, 1914. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146038 on 2013-05-22