The World Asteroidea Database - Calliasterias exquisita (deLoriol, 1888)

WoRMS name details

Calliasterias exquisita (deLoriol, 1888)

AphiaID

992357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:992357)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)

Rank

Species

Parent

Calliasterias Fewkes, 1889 accepted as Pisaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Calliasterias exquisita (deLoriol, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992357 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-05-17 18:41:18Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

new combination reference Fewkes, J. W. (1889). New invertebrata from the coast of California. <em>Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Salem.</em> 21(7,8,9): 99-146, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11711150
page(s): 33; note: Assignment to Calliasterias suggested in footnote at bottom of page! [details]