The World Asteroidea Database - Temnaster Verrill, 1894

Deep-Sea name details

Temnaster Verrill, 1894

AphiaID

380963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380963)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Accepted name

Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875

Synonymised names

Pteraster (Temnaster) Verrill, 1894 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894) accepted as Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891) (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Temnaster Verrill, 1894. 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=380963 on 2025-05-14

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Temnaster Verrill, 1894. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380963 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Not documented