The World Asteroidea Database - Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914

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Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914

AphiaID

123646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123646)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Poraniidae Perrier, 1894

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Species Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 21 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123646 on 2025-05-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Culcitopsis Verrill, 1914. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123646 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2005-07-28 06:51:10Z

changed

Braeckman, Ulrike

2008-09-19 06:08:08Z

changed

Decock, Wim

2009-01-31 03:09:45Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2014-05-21 15:59:31Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Attributes (3)

original description Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 21 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 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]

status source Mah, C.L. & Foltz, D.W. (2014). New Taxa and Taxonomic Revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology. Zootaxa 3795(3): 327-372. , available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.7 [details]

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