The World Asteroidea Database - Asteracanthion muelleri M. Sars, 1846

WoRMS name details

Asteracanthion muelleri M. Sars, 1846

AphiaID

149885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149885)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (basionym)

Accepted name

Asterias muelleri (M. Sars, 1846) accepted as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri muelleri (M. Sars, 1846)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Leptasterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866

Parent

Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asteracanthion muelleri M. Sars, 1846

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sars, M. (1846). VI. Beobachtungen uber die Entwickelung der Seesterne. Fauna littoralis Norvegiae, oder Beschreibung und Abbildungen neuer oder wenig bekannten Seethiere. heft 1: 47-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45526473
page(s): 56 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion muelleri M. Sars, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149885 on 2025-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-31 08:47:45Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2008-12-26 15:58:53Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2015-01-06 13:59:56Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (3)

Nomenclature

original description Sars, M. (1846). VI. Beobachtungen uber die Entwickelung der Seesterne. Fauna littoralis Norvegiae, oder Beschreibung und Abbildungen neuer oder wenig bekannten Seethiere. heft 1: 47-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45526473
page(s): 56 [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]