WoRMS name details
Asterias echinata Gray, 1840
379320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379320)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 179 [details]
page(s): 179 [details]
Status Type not found-locality Valparaiso Chile. Probably Coscinasterias according to Fisher (1928) but might be either Meyenaster...
Status Type not found-locality Valparaiso Chile. Probably Coscinasterias according to Fisher (1928) but might be either Meyenaster gelatinosus or Astrostole platei according to Madsen (1956). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias echinata Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379320 on 2025-05-10
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Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 179 [details]
page(s): 179 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Type not found-locality Valparaiso Chile. Probably Coscinasterias according to Fisher (1928) but might be either Meyenaster gelatinosus or Astrostole platei according to Madsen (1956). [details]
