The World Asteroidea Database - Mediasterinae Verrill, 1899

NARMS taxon details

Mediasterinae Verrill, 1899

AphiaID

932110 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:932110)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (1)

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Genus Mediaster Stimpson, 1857

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up
page(s): 177 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Mediasterinae Verrill, 1899. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=932110 on 2025-05-15

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Mediasterinae Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=932110 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-12-25 03:52:20Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up
page(s): 177 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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