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Tremaster Verrill, 1879

Tremaster mirabilis

AphiaID

123286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123286)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880 (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Tremasterinae Sladen, 1889

Parent

Tremasterinae Sladen, 1889

Direct children (3)

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Species Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880
Species Tremaster laevis H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880 (synonym)
Species Tremaster novaecaledoniae Jangoux, 1982 accepted as Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880 (Synonym according to Leeling(1984) and confirmed by O'Loughlin & Waters (2004))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 201 [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Tremaster Verrill, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123286 on 2026-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2008-10-16 17:09:26Z

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Mah, Christopher

2021-08-18 21:18:41Z

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Mah, Christopher

2022-08-26 17:00:44Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 201 [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]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Leeling, B. (1984). Zur Morphologie und Systematik der Gattung Tremaster Verrill, 1879 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) (translation: The morphology and systematics of the genus Tremaster Verrill, 1879). Mitt. hamb. zool. Mus. Inst. 81: 261-276 [details]

Other

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]

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