The World Asteroidea Database - Tritonaster Fisher, 1906

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Tritonaster Fisher, 1906

AphiaID

292835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292835)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (3)

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Species Tritonaster ceramicus Döderlein, 1921
Species Tritonaster craspedotus Fisher, 1906
Species Tritonaster evorus Fisher, 1913

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1017 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Tritonaster Fisher, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292835 on 2025-05-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-26 09:54:06Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Fisher, W.K. (1906). The starfishes of the Hawaiian islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 23: 987-1130., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691707
page(s): 1017 [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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