NARMS taxon details
Solaster Forbes, 1839
123338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123338)
accepted
Genus
Asterias endeca Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771) (type by monotypy)
- Species Solaster earlli Verrill, 1879
- Species Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Species Solaster glacialis Danielssen & Koren, 1881
- Species Solaster syrtensis Verrill, 1894
- Species Solaster affinis (Brandt, 1835) accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Solaster echinatus Storm, 1888 accepted as Solaster glacialis Danielssen & Koren, 1881 (synonym according to Koehler (1909))
- Species Solaster furcifer Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Lophaster furcifer (Düben & Koren, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Solaster galaxides Verrill, 1909 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771) (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
- Species Solaster intermedius Sluiter, 1895 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771) (synonym according to (Engel, 1935))
- Species Solaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
- Species Solaster squamatus Döderlein, 1900 accepted as Crossaster squamatus (Döderlein, 1900) (synonym)
- Species Solaster tumida Stuxberg, 1878 accepted as Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) tumida (Stuxberg, 1878) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh.</em> 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-05-20
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-05-20
Date
action
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original description
Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh.</em> 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
