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Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)

123867  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123867)

accepted
Species
Astropecten acicularis Norman, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Astropecten hispidus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))

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(of Asterias irregularis Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details]   
Distribution Sublittoral to more than 200 m depth; lives buried in sand or muddy sand, all around the British Isles except for the...  
Distribution Sublittoral to more than 200 m depth; lives buried in sand or muddy sand, all around the British Isles except for the eastern and central parts of the English Channel. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123867 on 2024-10-11
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-10-17 04:40:47Z
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original description  (of Asterias irregularis Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details]   

original description  (of Astropecten acicularis Norman, 1865) Norman, A. (1865). On the genera and species of British Echinodermata. Part1. Crinoidea, Ophiuroidea, Asteroidea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, v.15, 98-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16004402
page(s): 116 [details]   

original description  (of Astropecten mülleri Müller & Troschel, 1844) Müller, J.; Troschel , F. H. (1844). Beschreibung neuer Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 10(1), 178-185., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7088953#page/186/mode/1up
page(s): 181 [details]   

original description  (of Astropecten hispidus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 73 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Breeding Bipinnaria larva. Summer. [details]

Distribution Sublittoral to more than 200 m depth; lives buried in sand or muddy sand, all around the British Isles except for the eastern and central parts of the English Channel. [details]
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Dutch kleine kamsterkamster  [details]
English sand star  [details]
French étoile-peigne  [details]
German nordischer Kammstern  [details]
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