The World Asteroidea Database - Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970

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Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970

AphiaID

178131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178131)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (2)

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Species Pillsburiaster aoteanus McKnight, 1973
Species Pillsburiaster indutilis McKnight, 2006

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Halpern, J.A. (1970). Biological Investigations of the deep sea.53. New species and genera of goniasterid sea stars. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(1): 1-12, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572611
page(s): 2 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178131 on 2025-05-15

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Pillsburiaster Halpern, 1970. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178131 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-28 06:51:10Z

created

Braeckman, Ulrike

2008-10-23 02:03:00Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Halpern, J.A. (1970). Biological Investigations of the deep sea.53. New species and genera of goniasterid sea stars. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(1): 1-12, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572611
page(s): 2 [details]

basis of record 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 Clark, H.E.S. and McKnight, D.G. (2001). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) Order Valvatida. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 117: 1-270. [details]

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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