MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Asterina Nardo, 1834

WRiMS taxon details

Asterina Nardo, 1834

AphiaID

123281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123281)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asterinidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Asterina burtoni Gray, 1840 accepted as Aquilonastra burtoni (Gray, 1840) (original designation)
Species Asterina wega Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Aquilonastra burtoni (Gray, 1840) (A synonym according to Clark & Rowe (1971))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterina Nardo, 1834. Accessed through: Rius, M.; Ahyong, S.; Costello, M. J.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Katsanevakis, S.; Lejeusne, C.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Poore, G. C. B; Robinson, T. B.; Sterrer, W.; Turon, X.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2021) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: http://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123281 on 2025-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Asterina Nardo, 1834. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123281 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-06-11 12:57:51Z

checked

Danis, Bruno

2008-12-08 02:38:14Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description 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]

context source (Deepsea) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113 [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. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]