The World Asteroidea Database - Porcellanaster tuberosus Sladen, 1883

Traits taxon details

Porcellanaster tuberosus Sladen, 1883

AphiaID

380715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380715)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Porcellanaster Wyville Thomson, 1878

Original name

Porcellanaster tuberosus Sladen, 1883

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 223 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Porcellanaster tuberosus Sladen, 1883. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380715 on 2025-05-12

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Porcellanaster tuberosus Sladen, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380715 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-19 04:03:02Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2014-05-26 17:06:48Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2024-01-17 17:49:34Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)
Attributes (3)

original description Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 223 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]

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