The World Asteroidea Database - Parasterina Fisher, 1908

WoRMS name details

Parasterina Fisher, 1908

AphiaID

123284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123284)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Rowe and Marsh (1982), confirms Fisher (1941))

Accepted name

Nepanthia Gray, 1840

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asterinidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (5)

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Species Parasterina africana Engel & Croes, 1960 accepted as Allopatiria ocellifera (Gray, 1847) accepted as Asterina ocellifera (Gray, 1847) accepted as Patiria ocellifera Gray, 1847 accepted as Allopatiria ocellifera (Gray, 1847) (synonym)
Species Parasterina formosa Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Callopatiria formosa (Mortensen, 1933)
Species Parasterina obesa H.L. Clark, 1910 accepted as Cycethra verrucosa (Philippi, 1857) (synonym according to A.M. Clark (1983))
Species Parasterina occidentalis H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Nepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934) accepted as Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934) (synonym according to A.M. Clark (1966))
Species Parasterina troughtoni Livingstone, 1934 accepted as Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly). 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 90 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Parasterina Fisher, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123284 on 2025-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-10-13 04:04:36Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2008-12-10 02:34:30Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (3)

Nomenclature

original description Fisher, W.K. (1908). Necessary changes in the nomenclature of starfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous collections (Quaterly). 52: 87-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8812483
page(s): 90 [details]

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]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]