The World Asteroidea Database - Triplasterias Engel, Croes & Schroevers, 1960

WoRMS name details

Triplasterias Engel, Croes & Schroevers, 1960

AphiaID

146043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146043)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Sclerasterias Perrier, 1891

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

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Species Triplasterias mercatoris Engel, Croes & Schroevers, 1960 accepted as Sclerasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880) (Synonym according to Jangoux & Massin (1986))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Engel, H., Croes, A.F. & Schroevers, W.G.F. (1960). Les asterides recoltees par l'expedition du Navire-Ecole Belge Mercator 1935-1936.A. Les Asterides recoltees sur les cotes orientales de l'Amerique entre la Floride et le Venezuela. Bulletin Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. XXXVI, no. 54: 1-10, 3 plates.
page(s): 6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Triplasterias Engel, Croes & Schroevers, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146043 on 2025-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-12-29 02:59:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-05-22 20:16:41Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Engel, H., Croes, A.F. & Schroevers, W.G.F. (1960). Les asterides recoltees par l'expedition du Navire-Ecole Belge Mercator 1935-1936.A. Les Asterides recoltees sur les cotes orientales de l'Amerique entre la Floride et le Venezuela. Bulletin Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. XXXVI, no. 54: 1-10, 3 plates.
page(s): 6 [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]