MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842

WoRMS name details

Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842

AphiaID

123698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123698)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (A forma of Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus 1758))

Accepted Name

Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Rank

Species

Parent

Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 15 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123698 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-12-26 05:08:28Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-05 00:03:16Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 15 [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]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]

Other

additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology). 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [details]

From editor or global species database

synonymy Original combination [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI