The World Asteroidea Database - Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889)

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Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889)

AphiaID

379685 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379685)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867

Synonymised names

Asterias (Polyasterias) Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted

Polyasterias Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))

Direct children (10)

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Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) alexandri Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Sclerasterias alexandri (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) brucei Koehler, 1907 accepted as Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1907)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) candicans Ludwig, 1903 accepted as Notasterias candicans (Ludwig, 1903)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) eustyla (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Sclerasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) neglecta (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Sclerasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891) (synonym)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) robusta Ludwig, 1905 accepted as Distolasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) acutispina (Stimpson, 1862) represented as Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) calamaria (Gray, 1840) represented as Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
Species Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816) represented as Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379685 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-01-05 03:22:03Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]

original description (of Polyasterias Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique Travailleur et du Talisman. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
page(s): 108; note: apparently mentioned only in key [details]

original description (of Asterias (Polyasterias) Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique Travailleur et du Talisman. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
page(s): 108 [details]

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