WoRMS name details
Poraniella regularis Verrill, 1914
178206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178206)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 19 [details]
page(s): 19 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Poraniella regularis Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178206 on 2026-10-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Revision of some genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of a few new genera. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8, 14 (79), 13–22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616229
page(s): 19 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 19 [details]
basis of record 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A probable synonym of Poraniella echinulata,/i> according to Fisher (1928). A.M.Clark (1993: 322) confirms that this is the case based on new material from the Windward Is. the type locality). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poraniella regularis USNM 10190 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poraniella regularis USNM 10190 - ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 10190)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poraniella regularis USNM 10190 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poraniella regularis USNM 10190 - ventral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 10190)
To ITIS
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