Asteroidea name details
Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894)
152511 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152511)
unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909), Mortensen (1927), and Fisher (1940).)
Species
Phoxaster pumilus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(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]
page(s): 383 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Bathybiaster robustus (Verrill, 1894). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152511 on 2025-05-30
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(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]
basis of record 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]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy 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]
new combination reference Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 256 [details]
page(s): 383 [details]
basis of record 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]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy 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]
new combination reference Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 256 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of Bathybiaster vexillifer according to Koehler (1909) followed by Mortensen (1927) and Fisher (1940), although H.L. Clark (1923) maintained it as distinct prompting doubt expressed by A.M. Clark in Clark & Courtman-Stock (1976). [details]
