WoRMS taxon details
Benthopecten simplex (Perrier, 1881)
123837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123837)
accepted
Species
Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Benthopecten armatus (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted (Synonym)
Benthopecten spinosus Grieg, 1918 (non Verrill, 1884) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1981))
Pararchaster simplex (Perrier, 1881) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Benthopecten simplex chardyi Sibuet, 1975
- Subspecies Benthopecten simplex simplex (Perrier, 1881)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881) Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 28 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Benthopecten simplex (Perrier, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123837 on 2026-02-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881) Perrier, E. (1881). Report on the Results of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea, 1877-79, by the United States Coastal Survey Steamer Blake. 14. Description sommaire des espèces nouvelles d'Astéries. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 9: 1-31., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353244#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 19 [details]
original description (of Benthopecten armatus (Sladen, 1889)) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [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]
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 19 [details]
original description (of Benthopecten armatus (Sladen, 1889)) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Dilman A.B. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Asteroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 25–42 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.05 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イバラヒトデ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthopecten armatus (Sladen, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Benthopecten spinosus Grieg, 1918 (non Verrill, 1884))
To PESI (from synonym Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Benthopecten armatus (Sladen, 1889))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Benthopecten spinosus Grieg, 1918 (non Verrill, 1884))
To PESI (from synonym Pararchaster armatus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Archaster simplex Perrier, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (15 records)
