MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Solaster Forbes, 1839

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Solaster Forbes, 1839

Solaster endeca

AphiaID

123338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123338)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Direct children (26)

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Species Solaster abyssicola Verrill, 1885
Species Solaster arctica Verrill, 1914
Species Solaster benedicti Verrill, 1894
Species Solaster borealis (Fisher, 1906)
Species Solaster caribbaeus Verrill, 1915
Species Solaster dawsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster earlli Verrill, 1879
Species Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Solaster exiguus Fisher, 1910
Species Solaster glacialis Danielssen & Koren, 1881
Species Solaster haliplous Djakonov, 1958
Species Solaster hexactis Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Solaster hypothrissus Fisher, 1910
Species Solaster intermedius Hayashi, 1939
Species Solaster namakae Mah, 2022
Species Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
Species Solaster pacificus Djakonov, 1938
Species Solaster paxillatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster spectabilis Clark & Jewett, 2011
Species Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Solaster syrtensis Verrill, 1894
Species Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889
Species Solaster tropicus Fisher, 1913
Species Solaster uchidai Hayashi, 1939
Species Solaster longoi Stampanato & Jangoux, 1993 accepted as Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh. 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-05-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-06-08 22:54:21Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh. 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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