African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Traits taxon details

Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

AphiaID

123335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123335)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Asteriscus militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875

Synonymised names

Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940 · alternative representation

Pteraster (Pteraster) Müller & Troschel, 1842 · alternative representation

Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878 · alternative representation

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Species Pteraster abyssorum (Verrill, 1895)
Species Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
Species Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
Species Pteraster alveolatus Perrier, 1894
Species Pteraster angulatus Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster balticus Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster bathami Fell, 1958
Species Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847
Species Pteraster caribbaeus Perrier, 1881
Species Pteraster corynetes Fisher, 1916
Species Pteraster coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster cretachiton Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905)
Species Pteraster educator Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster flabellifer Mortensen, 1933
Species Pteraster florifer Koehler, 1920
Species Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933
Species Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster hastatus Mortensen, 1913
Species Pteraster hirsutus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster hymenasteroides Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989
Species Pteraster ifurus Golotsvan, 1998
Species Pteraster jordani Fisher, 1905
Species Pteraster koehleri A.M. Clark, 1962
Species Pteraster kutscheri Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster marsippus Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster militarioides H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Pteraster minutus Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908
Species Pteraster myonotus Fisher, 1916
Species Pteraster nudus Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster obesus H.L. Clark, 1908
Species Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
Species Pteraster octaster Verrill, 1909
Species Pteraster paucispinus Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster personatus Sladen, 1891
Species Pteraster pulvillus M. Sars, 1861
Species Pteraster reticulatus Fisher, 1906
Species Pteraster robertsoni McKnight, 1973
Species Pteraster rugatus Sladen, 1882
Species Pteraster rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941
Species Pteraster seafordensis Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster sjadesensis Lane & Vimono, 2020
Species Pteraster solitarius Djakonov, 1958
Species Pteraster spinosissimus (Sladen, 1882)
Species Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882
Species Pteraster temnochiton Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
Species Pteraster tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916
Species Pteraster texius Golotsvan, 1998
Species Pteraster trigonodon Fisher, 1910
Species Pteraster turoniense Gale, 2022 †
Species Pteraster uragensis Hayashi, 1940
Species Pteraster willsi Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Pteraster gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Subgenus Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
1. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) acicula (Downey, 1970) represented as Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970)
2. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) bathami Fell, 1958 represented as Pteraster bathami Fell, 1958
3. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910 represented as Pteraster coscinopeplus Fisher, 1910
4. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) fornicatus Mortensen, 1933 represented as Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933
5. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) hystrix Harvey, 1989 represented as Pteraster hystrix Harvey, 1989
6. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) obesus H.L. Clark, 1908 represented as Pteraster obesus H.L. Clark, 1908
7. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) reticulatus Fisher, 1906 represented as Pteraster reticulatus Fisher, 1906
8. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941 represented as Pteraster rugosus H.L. Clark, 1941
9. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) stellifer Sladen, 1882 represented as Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882
10. Species Pteraster (Apterodon) tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916 represented as Pteraster tetracanthus H.L. Clark, 1916
Subgenus Pteraster (Pteraster) Müller & Troschel, 1842 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Subgenus Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
1. Species Pteraster (Retaster) capensis Gray, 1847 represented as Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847
2. Species Pteraster (Retaster) corynetes Fisher, 1916 represented as Pteraster corynetes Fisher, 1916
3. Species Pteraster (Retaster) diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905) represented as Pteraster diaphanus (Ludwig, 1905)
4. Species Pteraster (Retaster) gibber Sladen, 1882 represented as Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882)
5. Species Pteraster (Retaster) gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 represented as Pteraster gracilis H.L. Clark, 1901 accepted as Pteraster tesselatus Ives, 1888
6. Species Pteraster (Retaster) multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908 represented as Pteraster multiporus H.L. Clark, 1908
7. Species Pteraster (Retaster) obscurus (Perrier, 1891) represented as Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
8. Species Pteraster (Retaster) pulvillus M. Sars, 1861 represented as Pteraster pulvillus M. Sars, 1861
9. Species Pteraster (Retaster) temnochiton Fisher, 1910 represented as Pteraster temnochiton Fisher, 1910

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 127 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123335 on 2024-09-22

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123335 on 2024-09-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2008-10-25 03:22:57Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 127 [details]

original description (of Pteraster (Apterodon) Fisher, 1940) Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973
page(s): 193 [details]

original description (of Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878) Perrier, E. (1878). Etude sur la repartition geographique des Asterides. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 2(1): 1-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36857815
page(s): 56 [details]

original description (of Pteraster (Pteraster) Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 127 [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 Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Echinodermata.pdf [details]

additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]