MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sphaeriodiscus Fisher, 1910

Asteroidea taxon details

Sphaeriodiscus Fisher, 1910

AphiaID

123305 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123305)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Stephanaster bourgeti Perrier, 1885 accepted as Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti (Perrier, 1885) (type by original designation)

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (10)

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Species Sphaeriodiscus ammophilus (Fisher, 1906)
Species Sphaeriodiscus biomaglo Mah, 2018
Species Sphaeriodiscus bourgeti (Perrier, 1885)
Species Sphaeriodiscus ganae Mah, 2018
Species Sphaeriodiscus inaequalis (Gray, 1847)
Species Sphaeriodiscus irritatus H.E.S. Clark in H.E.S Clark & D.G. McKnight, 2001
Species Sphaeriodiscus maui McKnight, 1973
Species Sphaeriodiscus mirabilis A.M. Clark, 1976
Species Sphaeriodiscus scotocryptus Fisher, 1913
Species Sphaeriodiscus placenta (Mueller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Peltaster placenta (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Subsequent combination by Fisher (1919))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1910). New genera of starfishes. Annals and magazine of Natural History. 8(5): 171-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094592
page(s): 171 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Sphaeriodiscus Fisher, 1910. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123305 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-10-23 03:57:33Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1910). New genera of starfishes. Annals and magazine of Natural History. 8(5): 171-173., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094592
page(s): 171 [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]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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