MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Tethyaster Sladen, 1889

WoRMS taxon details

Tethyaster Sladen, 1889

AphiaID

123257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123257)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Asterias subinermis Philippi, 1837 accepted as Astropecten subinermis (Philippi, 1837) accepted as Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Synonymised names

Anthosticte Fisher, 1911 · unaccepted

Moiraster Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym according to A.M. & A.H....)

synonym according to A.M. & A.H. Clark (1954)

Plutonaster (Tethyaster) Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted

Sideriaster Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym according to A.M. & A.H....)

synonym according to A.M. & A.H. Clark (1954)

Direct children (10)

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Species Tethyaster aulophora (Fisher, 1911)
Species Tethyaster canaliculatus (A.H. Clark, 1916)
Species Tethyaster grandis (Verrill, 1899)
Species Tethyaster pacei (Mortensen, 1925)
Species Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
Species Tethyaster tangaroae Rowe, 1989
Species Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825)
Species Tethyaster gigas (Caso, 1947) accepted as Tethyaster canaliculatus (A.H. Clark, 1916) (synonym according to A.M. & A.H. Clark (1954))
Species Tethyaster parelii (Duben & Koren, 1846) accepted as Pseudarchaster parelii (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Species Tethyaster magnificus (Bell, 1881) represented as Tethyaster vestitus magnificus (Bell, 1881) (A subspecies of Tethyaster vestitus according to Clark and Downey (1992))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Tethyaster Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123257 on 2024-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-01-26 09:54:06Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2009-01-17 21:50:33Z

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Mah, Christopher

2018-12-25 04:53:32Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]

original description (of Moiraster Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 192 [details]

original description (of Anthosticte Fisher, 1911) Fisher, W. K. (1911). New genera of starfishes from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. 40: 415-427., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15845693
page(s): 417 [details]

original description (of Plutonaster (Tethyaster) Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 101 [details]

original description (of Sideriaster Verrill, 1899) Verrill, A. E. (1899). Revision of certain genera and species of starfishes, with descriptions of new forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(1): 145-234., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13456950#page/175/mode/1up
page(s): 219 [details]

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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 Clark, A. M.; Clark. A. H. (1954). A revision of the sea-stars of the genus Tethyaster. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 122(11): 1-27 [details]

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]

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Spelling Lapsus Thethyaster Nobre, 1931: 176 [details]

Spelling Lapsus Thetyaster Nobre, 1931: 62 [details]

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