MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Psilaster Sladen, 1885

WoRMS taxon details

Psilaster Sladen, 1885

AphiaID

123255 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123255)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Astropecten andromeda Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Archaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Synonymised names

Phidiaster Koehler, 1909 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))

Ripaster Koehler, 1906 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))

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Species Psilaster acuminatus Sladen, 1889
Species Psilaster agassizi (Koehler, 1909)
Species Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Psilaster armatus Ludwig, 1905
Species Psilaster attenuatus Fisher, 1906
Species Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889
Species Psilaster charcoti (Koehler, 1906)
Species Psilaster gotoi Fisher, 1913
Species Psilaster herwigi (Bernasconi, 1972)
Species Psilaster pectinatus (Fisher, 1905)
Species Psilaster robustus Fisher, 1913
Species Psilaster sladeni Ludwig, 1905
Species Psilaster gracilis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Persephonaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
Species Psilaster patagiatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Persephonaster patagiatus (Sladen, 1889) (synonym)
Species Psilaster squameus H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Psilaster cassiope Sladen, 1889 (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Species Psilaster florae (Verrill, 1878) represented as Psilaster andromeda florae (Verrill, 1878)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Tizard, T.H., Moseley H.N., Buchanan J.Y. & Murray J. (1885). Narrative of the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, with a general account of the scientific results of the Expedition. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. 1(1-2): i-liv, 1-1110, figs. 1-340, pls. a-n, 1-35, maps, tabs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49431318
page(s): 611 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Psilaster Sladen, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123255 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-21 08:09:52Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Tizard, T.H., Moseley H.N., Buchanan J.Y. & Murray J. (1885). Narrative of the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, with a general account of the scientific results of the Expedition. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. 1(1-2): i-liv, 1-1110, figs. 1-340, pls. a-n, 1-35, maps, tabs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49431318
page(s): 611 [details]

original description (of Ripaster Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Expédition Antarctique Francaise (1903-1905) - Échinodermes (Stéllérides, Ophiures et Échinides). Expédition Charcot. 1-41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/951182
page(s): 4 [details]

original description (of Phidiaster Koehler, 1909) Koehler, R. (1909). Astéries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'océan indien. I.Les Asteries de Mer Profonde. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. 5: 1-143 pp., 13 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12034817
page(s): 28 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [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