WoRMS name details
Porania magellanica Studer, 1876
235012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235012)
unaccepted (Subspecies according to Madsen (1956) and A.M. Clark (1984).)
Species
Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878 · unaccepted (Nomen nudum, P. magellanica...)
Nomen nudum, P. magellanica according to Sladen (1889).
- Subspecies Porania magellanica spiculata Sladen, 1889 represented as Porania spiculata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876) (Subspecies according to Tablado (1982))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
page(s): 459 [details]
Status Alternatively treated as a distinct species by Tablado (1982).
Status Alternatively treated as a distinct species by Tablado (1982). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Porania magellanica Studer, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235012 on 2025-11-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) Echinoderm Studies, volumes 2-6 . Balkema: Rotterdam, The Netherlands.</em> [details]
page(s): 459 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) Echinoderm Studies, volumes 2-6 . Balkema: Rotterdam, The Netherlands.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Danis, B. & Jangoux, M. (2006). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species: Asteroidea. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramsasteroidea.php [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
