The World Asteroidea Database - Benthaster Sladen, 1882

Asteroidea taxon details

Benthaster Sladen, 1882

AphiaID

292736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292736)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875

Direct children (3)

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Species Benthaster eritimus Fisher, 1906
Species Benthaster penicillatus Sladen, 1882
Species Benthaster wyvillethomsoni Sladen, 1882

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 242 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Benthaster Sladen, 1882. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292736 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-24 09:19:09Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Attributes (3)

original description Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 242 [details]

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