The World Asteroidea Database - Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916

WoRMS name details

Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916

AphiaID

380889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380889)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)

Accepted name

Nearchaster Fisher, 1911

Rank

Genus

Parent

Benthopectinidae Verrill, 1899

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Species Saraster insignis A.H. Clark, 1916 accepted as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) aciculosus (Fisher, 1910) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new starfishes from the Gulf of California and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 29: 51-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336447
page(s): 54 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Saraster A.H. Clark, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380889 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-01-20 02:53:29Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Clark, A. H. (1916). Six new starfishes from the Gulf of California and adjacent waters. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 29: 51-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336447
page(s): 54 [details]