The World Asteroidea Database - Asteracanthion margaritifer Müller & Troschel, 1842

Asteroidea name details

Asteracanthion margaritifer Müller & Troschel, 1842

AphiaID

378859 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378859)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Accepted name

Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)

Rank

Species

Parent

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

Original name

Asteracanthion margaritifer Müller & Troschel, 1842

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 20 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion margaritifer Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378859 on 2025-04-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-26 15:58:53Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 20 [details]