The World Asteroidea Database - Marsipaster Sladen, 1882

RAS name details

Marsipaster Sladen, 1882

AphiaID

123334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123334)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)

Accepted name

Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875

Direct children (1)

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Species Marsipaster hirsutus Sladen, 1882 accepted as Pteraster hirsutus (Sladen, 1882)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 202 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Marsipaster Sladen, 1882. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123334 on 2025-05-05

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Marsipaster Sladen, 1882. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123334 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)

original description Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 202 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]