Deep-Sea taxon details
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885)
125159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125159)
accepted
Species
Cheiraster (Cheiraster) Studer, 1883 represented as Cheiraster Studer, 1883
Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981).)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125159 on 2025-05-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Cheiraster (Cheiraster) sepitus (Verrill, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125159 on 2025-05-12
original description
(of Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885) Verrill, A. E. (1885). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England No. 11. <em>American Journal of Science, series 3.</em> 29: 149-157., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37166909
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915) Verrill, A. E. (1915). Report on the starfishes of the West Indies, Florida, and Brazil, including those obtained by the Bahama expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. <em>Bulletins form the Laboratories of Natural History.</em> 7(1):1-232, 29 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12346117
page(s): 148 [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 IMIS) [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 IMIS) [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): 151 [details]
original description (of Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915) Verrill, A. E. (1915). Report on the starfishes of the West Indies, Florida, and Brazil, including those obtained by the Bahama expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. <em>Bulletins form the Laboratories of Natural History.</em> 7(1):1-232, 29 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12346117
page(s): 148 [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 IMIS) [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 IMIS) [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 Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster sepitus USNM 9369 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pectinaster dispar USNM 18468 - dorsal) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18468) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Archaster sepitus USNM 9369 - dorsal) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pectinaster dispar USNM 18468 - dorsal) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Archaster sepitus Verrill, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 18468) (from synonym Pectinaster dispar Verrill, 1915)
