WoRMS taxon details
Chondraster grandis (Verrill, 1878)
124105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124105)
accepted
Species
Cheilaster fimbriatus (Sladen, 1889) · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Porania (Porania) grandis Verrill, 1878 · unaccepted
Porania grandis Verrill, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Porania (Porania) grandis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 371 [details]
page(s): 371 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Chondraster grandis (Verrill, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124105 on 2025-11-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marginaster fimbriatus 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): 365 [details]
original description (of Porania grandis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 371 [details]
original description (of Porania (Porania) grandis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 371 [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): 365 [details]
original description (of Porania grandis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 371 [details]
original description (of Porania (Porania) grandis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 371 [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]. [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 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]
[request]additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondraster grandis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 028258)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondraster grandis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Marginaster fimbriatus Sladen, 1889)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Porania grandis Verrill, 1878)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (20 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 028258)
Unreviewed
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