The World Asteroidea Database - Antheniaster sarissa Verrill, 1899

WoRMS name details

Antheniaster sarissa Verrill, 1899

AphiaID

370825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370825)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Antheniaster placed into Anthenoides by Fisher (1919))

Accepted name

Anthenoides sarissa Alcock, 1893 accepted as Anthenoides cristatus (Sladen, 1889)

Rank

Species

Parent

Antheniaster Verrill, 1899 accepted as Anthenoides Perrier, 1881

Original name

Antheniaster sarissa Verrill, 1899

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Antheniaster sarissa Verrill, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370825 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-06 17:21:35Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up [details]