WoRMS taxon details
Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
123876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123876)
accepted
Species
Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astropecten pedicellifera Döderlein, 1917 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837) Philippi, R. A. (1837). Ueber die mit <i>Asterias auranciaca</i> verwandten und verweschselton Asterien der Sicilianschen Kuste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 193-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477919
page(s): 193 [details]
page(s): 193 [details]
Taxonomy Considered a variety of A. bispinosus by Koehler (1921).
Taxonomy Considered a variety of A. bispinosus by Koehler (1921). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123876 on 2026-08-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Astropecten pedicellifera Döderlein, 1917) Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung <i>Astropecten</i> und ihre Stammesgeschichte. <em>Siboga-Expedition.</em> 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Astropecten platyacanthus var. pedicellifera Döderlein, 1917) Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung <i>Astropecten</i> und ihre Stammesgeschichte. <em>Siboga-Expedition.</em> 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837) Philippi, R. A. (1837). Ueber die mit <i>Asterias auranciaca</i> verwandten und verweschselton Asterien der Sicilianschen Kuste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 193-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477919
page(s): 193 [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): 95 [details]
original description (of Astropecten platyacanthus var. pedicellifera Döderlein, 1917) Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung <i>Astropecten</i> und ihre Stammesgeschichte. <em>Siboga-Expedition.</em> 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837) Philippi, R. A. (1837). Ueber die mit <i>Asterias auranciaca</i> verwandten und verweschselton Asterien der Sicilianschen Kuste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3: 193-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477919
page(s): 193 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Considered a variety of A. bispinosus by Koehler (1921). [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astropecten platyacanthus)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astropecten platyacanthus)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
Unreviewed
