MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836

WoRMS name details

Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836

AphiaID

146041 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146041)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (3)

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Species Uraster glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Uraster rubens (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Uraster violaceus (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel. 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [details]

Descriptive notes

Status A substitute name for Stellonia Nardo, 1834. A synonym of Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 according to Fisher (1930).

Status A substitute name for Stellonia Nardo, 1834. A synonym of Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 according to Fisher (1930). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146041 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-12-29 02:59:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel. 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479
page(s): 191 [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]

From editor or global species database

Status A substitute name for Stellonia Nardo, 1834. A synonym of Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 according to Fisher (1930). [details]