ERMS taxon details
Bathybiaster vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873)
123881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123881)
accepted
Species
Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))
Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873 · unaccepted
Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym according to Koehler (1909))
Astropecten vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873) · unaccepted
Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler...)
Synonym according to Koehler (1909), Mortensen (1927), and Fisher (1940).
Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym according to Koehler (1909))
Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873) Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 150, fig. 25 [details]
page(s): 150, fig. 25 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Bathybiaster vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123881 on 2025-05-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Bathybiaster vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873). Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123881 on 2025-05-29
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original description
(of Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884) Verrill, A.E. (1884). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, No. 10. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> (3)28(127), 378-384., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38974979
page(s): 383 [details]
original description (of Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873) Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 150, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1877). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermer. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne.</em> 23(3): 45-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36104964
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1883). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition. <em>Nytt Magasine foer Natururdenskaberne.</em> 28: 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35232649
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 236 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 383 [details]
original description (of Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873) Wyville Thomson, C. (1873). The depths of the sea. Macmillan, London, 527 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16330317
page(s): 150, fig. 25 [details]
original description (of Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1877). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermer. <em>Nyt magazin for naturvidenskaberne.</em> 23(3): 45-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36104964
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1883). Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition. <em>Nytt Magasine foer Natururdenskaberne.</em> 28: 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35232649
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 236 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster robustus USNM 6644 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 6644) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster robustus USNM 6644 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Archaster vexillifer Wyville Thomson, 1873)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ilyaster mirabilis Danielssen & Koren, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 6644) (from synonym Archaster robustus Verrill, 1884)
To ITIS
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