WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Rhegaster abyssicola Verrill, 1895

AphiaID

382027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382027)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) abyssicola (Verrill, 1895)

Rank

Species

Parent

Rhegaster Sladen, 1883 accepted as Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881

Original name

Rhegaster abyssicola Verrill, 1895

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. <em>American Journal of Science,.</em> 3(49): 127-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168768
page(s): 140 [details]

Type data

Holotype USNM 8140

Holotype USNM 8140 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Rhegaster abyssicola Verrill, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382027 on 2025-11-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-31 03:09:45Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A.E. (1895). Distribution of the echinoderms of north–eastern America. <em>American Journal of Science,.</em> 3(49): 127-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40168768
page(s): 140 [details]

Other

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