MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Astropecten Gray, 1840

Asteroidea taxon details

Astropecten Gray, 1840

Astropecten aranciacus

AphiaID

123245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123245)

Classification

Status

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Typetaxon

Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Synonymised names

Asterias (Astropecten) † · unaccepted

Lophidiaster Spencer, 1914 † · unaccepted

Stellaria Nardo, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym according to Fisher...)

synonym according to Fisher (1908). Also a homonym of Nardo Moller 1832 (Mollusca-a xenophorid snail).

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Species Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten acutiradiatus Tortonese, 1956
Species Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911
Species Astropecten alatus Perrier, 1875
Species Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881
Species Astropecten americanus (Verrill, 1880)
Species Astropecten anacanthus H.L. Clark, 1926
Species Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888
Species Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859
Species Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Astropecten arenicolus (Goldfuss, 1831) †
Species Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten armatus Forbes, 1848 †
Species Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
Species Astropecten bandanus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten bathonicus Valette, 1929 †
Species Astropecten bengalensis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten benthophilus Ludwig, 1905
Species Astropecten betzensteinensis Lehner, 1937 †
Species Astropecten beyrichi von Linstow, 1909 †
Species Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
Species Astropecten bononiensis Cavara, 1886 †
Species Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten brevispinus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten californicus Fisher, 1906
Species Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten caribemexicanensis Caso, 1990
Species Astropecten castellanensis (d'Orbigny, 1850) †
Species Astropecten casterasi Mercier, 1935 †
Species Astropecten celebensis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten corroyi Mercier, 1935 †
Species Astropecten crenulatus (Michelotti in Seguenza, 1880) †
Species Astropecten debilis Koehler, 1910
Species Astropecten delaunayi Mercier, 1935 †
Species Astropecten dubiosus Mortensen, 1925
Species Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten eremicus Fisher, 1913
Species Astropecten eucnemis Fisher, 1919
Species Astropecten euryacanthus Lutken, 1871
Species Astropecten exiguus Ludwig, 1905
Species Astropecten exilis Mortensen, 1933
Species Astropecten fasciatus Döderlein, 1926
Species Astropecten forbesi Heller, 1858 †
Species Astropecten formosus Sladen, 1878
Species Astropecten foveolatus (Meneghini, 1862) †
Species Astropecten fragilis Verrill, 1867
Species Astropecten gisselbrechti Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten granulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten griegi Koehler, 1909
Species Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911
Species Astropecten hastingiae Forbes, 1848 †
Species Astropecten hawaiiensis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten huepferi Koehler, 1914
Species Astropecten ibericus Perrier, 1894
Species Astropecten imbellis Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888
Species Astropecten inermis de Loriol, 1899
Species Astropecten inutilis Koehler, 1910
Species Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Species Astropecten jarli Madsen, 1950
Species Astropecten javanicus Lutken, 1871
Species Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Astropecten kagoshimensis de Loriol, 1899
Species Astropecten karankawai Lawrence et al., 2018
Species Astropecten latespinosus Meissner, 1892
Species Astropecten leptus H.L. Clark, 1926
Species Astropecten liberiensis Koehler, 1914
Species Astropecten linati Del Prato, 1896 †
Species Astropecten longibrachius Jangoux & Aziz, 1988
Species Astropecten luzonicus Fisher, 1913
Species Astropecten malayanus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten mamillatus Koehler, 1914
Species Astropecten mandelshohi Munster, 1846 †
Species Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten mcedwardi Cobb, Lawrence, Herrera & Janies, 2019
Species Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914
Species Astropecten minadensis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten montalionis (Meneghini, 1852) †
Species Astropecten montanus Douglass, 1903 †
Species Astropecten moutieri Mercier, 1935 †
Species Astropecten novadicensis Nosowska, 1997 †
Species Astropecten novaeguineae Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten orientalis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten ornatissimus Fisher, 1906
Species Astropecten ornatus (Spencer, 1914) †
Species Astropecten ornatus (Meneghini, 1862) †
Species Astropecten orsinii Leipoldt, 1895
Species Astropecten pedicellaris Fisher, 1913
Species Astropecten petalodea (Bruzelius, 1805)
Species Astropecten petrobonae (de Zigno in Meneghini, 1887) †
Species Astropecten phillipsii Forbes, 1848 †
Species Astropecten piveteaui Mercier, 1935 †
Species Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Species Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten porosus (Agassiz, 1835) †
Species Astropecten postornatus (Rasmussen, 1944) †
Species Astropecten preissi Müller & Troschel, 1843
Species Astropecten productus Fisher, 1906
Species Astropecten progressor Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten pugnax Koehler, 1910
Species Astropecten pulcherrimus H.L. Clark, 1938
Species Astropecten punctatus (Nielsen, 1943) †
Species Astropecten pusillulus Fisher, 1906
Species Astropecten pusillus Sluiter, 1889
Species Astropecten pygmaeus (Spencer, 1913) †
Species Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten salomacensis Valette, 1924 †
Species Astropecten sanctaehelenae Mortensen, 1933
Species Astropecten sarasinorum Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten saucatsensis Valette, 1924 †
Species Astropecten schluteri Sturtz, 1886 †
Species Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten siderialis Verrill, 1914
Species Astropecten sinicus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten soldanii (Meneghini, 1862) †
Species Astropecten spiniphorus Madsen, 1950
Species Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
Species Astropecten spongarium Deslongchamps, 1886 †
Species Astropecten sulcatus Ludwig, 1905
Species Astropecten sumbawanus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten tamilicus Döderlein, 1888
Species Astropecten tasmanicus H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2000
Species Astropecten taurolaevis Sacco, 1893 †
Species Astropecten tenellus Fisher, 1913
Species Astropecten tenuis (Bell, 1894)
Species Astropecten timorensis Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten triacanthus (Goto, 1914)
Species Astropecten triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843
Species Astropecten umbrinus Grube, 1866
Species Astropecten validispinosus Oguro, 1982
Species Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
Species Astropecten variegatus Mortensen, 1933
Species Astropecten velitaris von Martens, 1865
Species Astropecten verrilli deLoriol, 1899
Species Astropecten verrucosus Heller, 1858 †
Subgenus Astropecten (Astropus) Gray, 1840 accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977 (Synonym)
1. Species Astropecten (Astropus) longipes Gray, 1840 accepted as Archaster lorioli Sukarno & Jangoux, 1977
Species Astropecten acanthifera Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten acanthifer Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten acicularis Norman, 1865 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten albanicus Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten preissi albanicus Döderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten ambiguus Madsen, 1950 accepted as Astropecten michaelseni var. ambiguus Madsen, 1950
Species Astropecten andromeda Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Archaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Ludwig (1897).)
Species Astropecten antares Döderlein, 1926 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten archimedis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837) (A synonym of A. spinulosus (Philippi, 1837) according to Perrier (1875))
Species Astropecten arcticus M. Sars, 1851 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851) (synonym)
Species Astropecten arenarius Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus Müller & Troschel, 1843 (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten aster De Filippi, 1859 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten astropectinides Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Ctenopleura astropectinides Fisher, 1913 (synonym)
Species Astropecten aurantiaca Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (lapsus for aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758))
Species Astropecten baillaei Perrier, 1878 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, according to Doderlein (1917), undescribed.)
Species Astropecten bonnieri Koehler, 1905 accepted as Astropecten hemprichi Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Dollfus (1974))
Species Astropecten burbonica Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus var. burbonica Doderlein, 1917
Species Astropecten buschi Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Astropecten articulatus var. buschi Müller & Troschel, 1843
Species Astropecten callistus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropectinides callistus (Fisher, 1906)
Species Astropecten capensis Studer, 1884 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883 (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten carroni de Loriol, 1894 † accepted as Archastropecten carroni (de Loriol, 1894) †
Species Astropecten carthusiae Herenger, 1944 † accepted as Archastropecten carthusiae (Herenger, 1944) †
Species Astropecten chinensis Grube, 1866 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten christi Düben & Koren in Düben, 1844 accepted as Archaster christi (Düben & Koren in Düben, 1844) accepted as Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Astropecten ciliatus Grube, 1857 accepted as Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten clavaeformis Wright, 1863 † accepted as Archastropecten clavaeformis (Wright, 1863) †
Species Astropecten coelacanthus von Martens, 1865 accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten comptus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) (synonym according to Lawrence et al. 2018)
Species Astropecten coppingeri Bell, 1884 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917) and Shepherd (1968))
Species Astropecten corniculatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Bruzelius, 1805) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten cotteswoldiae Buckman, 1845 † accepted as Archastropecten cotteswoldiae (Buckman, 1845) †
Species Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Species Astropecten crispatus Forbes, 1848 † accepted as Archastropecten crispatus (Forbes, 1848) †
Species Astropecten cristii Düben & Koren in Düben, 1845 accepted as Psilaster andromeda andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
Species Astropecten ctenophorus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Astropectinides ctenophora (Fisher, 1906)
Species Astropecten dahomensis Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten michaelseni Koehler, 1914 (synonym according to John (1948))
Species Astropecten desori de Loriol, 1873 † accepted as Archastropecten desori (de Loriol, 1873) †
Species Astropecten dubius Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) (synonym)
Species Astropecten echinatus Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823) (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Species Astropecten echinulatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
Species Astropecten edwardsi Verrill, 1867 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Species Astropecten elegans Fraas, 1885-1886 † accepted as Archastropecten elegans (Fraas, 1885-1886) †
Species Astropecten ensifer Grube, 1866 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Species Astropecten erinaceus Gray, 1840 accepted as Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840 (synonym)
Species Astropecten fijiensis John, 1948 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus fijiensis John, 1948
Species Astropecten flanaticus Lorenz, 1860 accepted as Astropecten platyacanthus var. flanaticus Lorenz, 1860
Species Astropecten forcipatus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten nitidus var. forcipatus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883
Species Astropecten formosanus Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917 (A subspecies of A. carcharicus Doderlein, 1917)
Species Astropecten gataui de Loriol, 1887 † accepted as Archastropecten gataui (de Loriol, 1887) †
Species Astropecten gracilis Giebel, 1862 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840)
Species Astropecten guineensis Koehler, 1911 accepted as Astropecten gruveli Koehler, 1911 (according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992: 35))
Species Astropecten harmandi Perrier, 1878 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten hartmeyeri Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843 (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1946))
Species Astropecten helgolandicus Greeff, 1871 accepted as Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
Species Astropecten hispidus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten hooperi Wright, 1880 † accepted as Archastropecten hooperi (Wright, 1880) †
Species Astropecten huxleyi Wright, 1863 † accepted as Archastropecten huxleyi (Wright, 1861) †
Species Astropecten hystrix Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Astropecten indicus Perrier, 1878 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, according to Doderlein (1917)-undescribed)
Species Astropecten inermis Koehler, 1909 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Nomen nudum & synonym of A. irregularis pentacanthus)
Species Astropecten infirmum Fraas, 1885-1886 † accepted as Archastropecten infirmum (Fraas, 1885-1886) †
Species Astropecten japonicus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Astropecten scoparius Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten kochianus Döderlein, 1902 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Note type locality is Japan, so synonymy is uncertain. )
Species Astropecten koehleri deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888 (synonym according to Koehler (1910))
Species Astropecten latiradiatus (Gray, 1871) accepted as Luidia latiradiata (Gray, 1871)
Species Astropecten leckenbyi Wright, 1861 † accepted as Archastropecten leckenbyi (Wright, 1861) †
Species Astropecten lorioli de Loriol & Pellat, 1874 † accepted as Archastropecten lorioli (de Loriol & Pellat, 1874) †
Species Astropecten ludwigi deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Ctenopleura ludwigi (deLoriol, 1899)
Species Astropecten luetkeni Barrett, 1857 accepted as Leptychaster arcticus (M. Sars, 1851) (synonym according to M. Sars (1861))
Species Astropecten mabillei de Loriol, 1880 † accepted as Archastropecten mabillei (de Loriol, 1880) †
Species Astropecten macer Sluiter, 1889 accepted as Craspidaster hesperus (Muller & Troschel, 1840) (synonym)
Species Astropecten malaccanus Beford, 1900 accepted as Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888 (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten mascarena Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten matilijaensis Durham & Roberts, 1948 † accepted as Archastropecten matilijaensis (Durham & Roberts, 1948) †
Species Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten mesactus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropectinides mesactus (Sladen, 1883)
Species Astropecten mülleri Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777) (synonym)
Species Astropecten myobrachius Fisher, 1925 accepted as Astropecten triseriatus myobrachius Fisher, 1925
Species Astropecten myosurus Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823) (synonym)
Species Astropecten natalensis John, 1948 accepted as Astropecten granulatus natalensis John, 1948
Species Astropecten nitidus Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten cingulatus Sladen, 1883 (synonym according to Lawrence et al. 2018)
Species Astropecten nobilis Koehler, 1910 accepted as Astropecten euryacanthus Lutken, 1871 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten notograptus Sladen, 1888 accepted as Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883 (Synonym accoridng to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971).)
Species Astropecten nuttingi Verrill, 1915 accepted as Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881 (Synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992: 28))
Species Astropecten oerstedi Luteken, 1859 accepted as Astropecten armatus erinaceus Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten orion Forbes, 1848 † accepted as Archastropecten orion (Forbes, 1848) †
Species Astropecten ornans Sluiter, 1895 accepted as Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840 (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten paleatus Grube, 1866 accepted as Astropecten regalis Gray, 1840
Species Astropecten pallidus Danielssen & Koren, 1877 accepted as Bathybiaster vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873) (synonym according to Koehler (1909))
Species Astropecten parelii Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Archaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846) accepted as Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846) (synonym)
Species Astropecten pectinatus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Bollonaster pectinatus (Sladen, 1883)
Species Astropecten pedicellifera Döderlein, 1917 accepted as Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Species Astropecten penangensis deLoriol, 1899 accepted as Astropecten andersoni Sladen, 1888 (synonym)
Species Astropecten pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827) accepted as Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Species Astropecten peruvianus Verrill, 1867 accepted as Astropecten brasiliensis peruvianus Verrill, 1867 (Subspecies according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten pewei Miller & Unklesbay, 1943 † accepted as Archastropecten pewei (Miller & Unklesbay, 1943) †
Species Astropecten phragmorus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus phragmorus Fisher, 1913 (Subspecies according to A.M. Clark (1974))
Species Astropecten pleiacanthus Bedford, 1900 accepted as Astropecten indicus Döderlein, 1888 (synonym according to John (1948))
Species Astropecten polaris (Sabine, 1824) accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Bruzelius, 1805) (Synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Species Astropecten pontoporeus Sladen, 1883 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883 (Subspecies according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925 accepted as Astromesites primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)
Species Astropecten priscus Goldfuss, 1833 † accepted as Archastropecten priscus (Goldfuss, 1833) †
Species Astropecten pulcher Gray, 1840 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten richardi Perrier, 1875 (unaccepted, Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten riensis Döderlein, 1917 (unaccepted, Subspecies according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten rosea Sladen, 1883 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten rubidus de Loriol, 1899 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten rupellensis (d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten sagaminus Döderlein, 1917 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten samoensis Perrier, 1869 (unaccepted, A variety according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten scarburgensis Wright, 1863 † (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten schayeri Döderlein, 1917 (unaccepted, Synonym according to Shepherd (1928))
Species Astropecten serratus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten siamensis Döderlein, 1926 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten sibogae Döderlein, 1917 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten spatuliger Perrier, 1875 (unaccepted, synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten sphenoplax Bell, 1892 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten squamatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (unaccepted, Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Species Astropecten squamosus Sluiter, 1889 (unaccepted, Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten stellaris Gray, 1840 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten stellatus Gray, 1840 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten subgracilis Verrill, 1915 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten subinermis (Philippi, 1837) (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten suprajurensis Schilling, 1870 † (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten syntomus H.L. Clark, 1928 (unaccepted, Synonym according to Shephard (1968))
Species Astropecten tenuispinus Düben & Koren, 1846 (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten ternatensus Sluiter, 1895 (unaccepted, probably a synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten valencienni Müller & Troschel, 1842 (unaccepted, Synonym)
Species Astropecten variabilis Lutken, 1859 (unaccepted, A synonym according to Cherbonnier (1959))
Species Astropecten vestitus (Say, 1825) (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten vexillifer (Wyville Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten weberi Döderlein, 1917 (unaccepted, A probable synonym according to Cherbonnier & Nataf (1973))
Species Astropecten wilckensis de Loriol, 1905 † (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten wittsii Wright, 1863 † (unaccepted)
Species Astropecten zebra Sladen, 1883 (unaccepted, A synonym according to Shepherd (1968))
Species Astropecten acanthifer Fisher, 1913 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Astropecten calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten diplacanthus Grube, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
Species Astropecten dussumieri Valenciennes (MS) Perrier, 1875 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten gracilis Gray, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten longipes Gray, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Astropecten longispinus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
Species Astropecten mesodiscus Gray, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten multispinosus Elias da Costa, 1942 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Validity doubtful)
Species Astropecten olfersi Grube, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))
Species Astropecten problematicus Döderlein, 1917 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Validity doubtful according to H.L. Clark (1946))
Species Astropecten regularis Gray, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten schoenleini Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Indeterminable according to Doderlein (1917))
Species Astropecten tiedemanni Müller & Troschel, 1842 (uncertain > nomen dubium, validity doubtful according to Doderlein, (1917))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123245 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up [details]

original description (of Stellaria Nardo, 1834) Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis. Isis von Oken. 1834: 716-717., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510121
page(s): 716 [details]

original description (of Lophidiaster Spencer, 1914 †) Spencer, W. K. (1914). The Evolution of the Cretaceous Asteroidea. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 204(303-312): 99-177., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1914.0004
page(s): 138 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung Astropecten und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga-Expedition. 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817 [details]

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]

additional source Zulliger, D.E. and Lessios, H.A. (2010). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Astropecten Gray (Paxillosida: Astropectinidae) on a global scale: molecular evidence for morphological convergence, species-complexes and possible cryptic speciation. Zootaxa. 2504: 1-19., available online at http://stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/STRI-W_Lessios_2010_with_Zulliger.pdf [details]

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors

additional source Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark Type species: Asterias aranciana Linnaeus 1758, by subsequent designation by Fisher, 1908 (A.M. Clark, 1989). In Rowe & Gates (1995), type species: Asterias aurantiacus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation . [details]

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