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WoRMS taxon details

Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940

AphiaID

172695 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172695)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Psalidaster Fisher, 1940

Original name

Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Psalidaster mordax mordax Fisher, 1940
Subspecies Psalidaster mordax rigidus A.M. Clark, 1962

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Psalidaster mordax Fisher, 1940. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172695 on 2026-08-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-12-19 07:06:44Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Fisher, W.K. (1940). Asteroidea. Discovery Reports 20: 69-306., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5609973 [details]

basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

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]