The World Asteroidea Database - Porania borealis (Verrill, 1878)

WoRMS name details

Porania borealis (Verrill, 1878)

AphiaID

382013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382013)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Koehler (1909))

Accepted Name

Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) hispida (M. Sars, 1872)

Rank

Species

Parent

Porania Gray, 1840

Orig. name

Asterina borealis Verrill, 1878

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterina borealis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 213 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Porania borealis (Verrill, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382013 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-31 01:34:43Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Asterina borealis Verrill, 1878) Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 213 [details]