The World Asteroidea Database - Pteraster (Apterodon) hystrix Harvey, 1989

Asteroidea name details

Pteraster (Apterodon) hystrix Harvey, 1989

AphiaID

380973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380973)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989

Rank

Species

Parent

Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Harvey, R. (1989). A new pterasterid (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the deep north-east Atlantic. Journal of Natural History 23: 1051-1057. [details]

(of Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989) Harvey, R. (1989). A new pterasterid (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the deep north-east Atlantic. Journal of Natural History 23: 1051-1057. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster (Apterodon) hystrix Harvey, 1989. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380973 on 2024-04-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-27 15:08:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (0)

original description Harvey, R. (1989). A new pterasterid (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the deep north-east Atlantic. Journal of Natural History 23: 1051-1057. [details]

original description (of Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989) Harvey, R. (1989). A new pterasterid (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the deep north-east Atlantic. Journal of Natural History 23: 1051-1057. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality