WoRMS name details
Asterias palmipes Olivi, 1792
379534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379534)
unaccepted (Synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Olivi, G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.]. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123881
page(s): 328 with comments on non-Linnean Stella palmipes on pg. 66 [details]
page(s): 328 with comments on non-Linnean Stella palmipes on pg. 66 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias palmipes Olivi, 1792. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379534 on 2026-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Olivi, G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.]. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123881
page(s): 328 with comments on non-Linnean Stella palmipes on pg. 66 [details]
page(s): 328 with comments on non-Linnean Stella palmipes on pg. 66 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy A synonym of A. membranacea Retzius, 1783 according to Ludwig (1897), i.e., Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777) [details]
