The World Asteroidea Database - Allasterias nortonensis Verrill, 1909

Asteroidea name details

Allasterias nortonensis Verrill, 1909

AphiaID

378803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378803)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (A variety of A. rathbuni)

Accepted name

Asterias rathbuni (Verrill, 1909)

Rank

Species

Parent

Allasterias Verrill, 1909 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Allasterias nortonensis Verrill, 1909

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1909). Description of new genera and species of starfishes from the North Pacific coast of America. American Journal of Science 28: 59-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40247723 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Allasterias nortonensis Verrill, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378803 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-26 05:08:28Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Verrill, A.E. (1909). Description of new genera and species of starfishes from the North Pacific coast of America. American Journal of Science 28: 59-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40247723 [details]