MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Sphaeriaster Dons, 1938

WoRMS name details

Sphaeriaster Dons, 1938

AphiaID

123325 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123325)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))

Accepted Name

Poraniomorpha Danielssen & Koren, 1881

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938 accepted as Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) (type by original designation)

Parent

Poraniidae Perrier, 1894

Synonymised names

Sphaeraster Dons, 1938 · unaccepted (Homonym)

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Species Sphaeriaster berthae Dons, 1938 accepted as Culcitopsis borealis (Süssbach & Breckner, 1911) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1984))
Species Sphaeriaster björlykkei Dons, 1938 accepted as Poraniomorpha (Poraniomorpha) tumida (Stuxberg, 1878) (Synonym according to Madsen in A.M. Clark (1984).)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dons, C. (1938). Zoologiske Notizen. 37. Die Asteriden Gattung Sphaeriaster, nomen novum. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers selskab Forhandlinger. 10(43): 161-164. [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy nom.nov. for Sphaeraster Dons, 1938, non Sphaeraster Schondorf (1906)

Homonymy nom.nov. for Sphaeraster Dons, 1938, non Sphaeraster Schondorf (1906) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Sphaeriaster Dons, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123325 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-31 03:09:45Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-03 21:20:54Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (4)
Notes (1)

original description Dons, C. (1938). Zoologiske Notizen. 37. Die Asteriden Gattung Sphaeriaster, nomen novum. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers selskab Forhandlinger. 10(43): 161-164. [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]

From editor or global species database

Homonymy nom.nov. for Sphaeraster Dons, 1938, non Sphaeraster Schondorf (1906) [details]