WoRMS taxon details
Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860
255075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:255075)
accepted
Species
Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947 · unaccepted (Probable synonym according to...)
Probable synonym according to Madsen (1956)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Xantus, J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12:568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297715
page(s): 568 [details]
page(s): 568 [details]
Fossil range Recent to Pliocene
Fossil range Recent to Pliocene [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=255075 on 2026-02-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Xantus, J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12:568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297715
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947) Clark, A. H. (1947). Echinoderms from the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama, with a revision of the Pacific Species of the Genus <i>Encope</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 106: 1-11., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27394366#page/133/mode/1up
page(s): 9 [details]
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947) Clark, A. H. (1947). Echinoderms from the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama, with a revision of the Pacific Species of the Genus <i>Encope</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 106: 1-11., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27394366#page/133/mode/1up
page(s): 9 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
additional source Jones, S.S. and Portell, R.W. (1988). Occurrence and Biogeographic Significance of <i>Heliaster</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Pliocene of Southwest Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 62(1): 126-132., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1305263?casa_token=ygTFWSnyZCYAAAAA:HaoV3-FYRaPGWRnIuQttVfgvzVhJSRlkBhWQohzK0FRj-ZCN1B2Z01ci9LSfguAFC-Dri_6C4JYmvB4ZPPNOsXU2Aaj9Ks1Vf99KtURf0KZcIl5lgkU&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents [details]
additional source Jones, S.S. and Portell, R.W. (1988). Occurrence and Biogeographic Significance of <i>Heliaster</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Pliocene of Southwest Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 62(1): 126-132., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1305263?casa_token=ygTFWSnyZCYAAAAA:HaoV3-FYRaPGWRnIuQttVfgvzVhJSRlkBhWQohzK0FRj-ZCN1B2Z01ci9LSfguAFC-Dri_6C4JYmvB4ZPPNOsXU2Aaj9Ks1Vf99KtURf0KZcIl5lgkU&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Fossil range Recent to Pliocene [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heliaster morrisoni USNM E6767 - dorsal) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heliaster morrisoni USNM E6767 - ventral) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 2017)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 6767) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heliaster morrisoni USNM E6767 - dorsal) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heliaster morrisoni USNM E6767 - ventral) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 2017)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 6767) (from synonym Heliaster morrisoni A.H. Clark, 1947)
