MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Leptasterias (Hexasterias) Fisher, 1930

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Leptasterias (Hexasterias) Fisher, 1930

Leptasterias polaris

AphiaID

123636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123636)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subgenus

Typetaxon

Asteracanthion polaris Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Parent

Leptasterias Verrill, 1866

Direct children (11)

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Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) alaskensis (Verrill, 1909)
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) calcigera Baranova & Karpenko, 1979
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) camtschatica (Brandt, 1835)
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) coei Verrill, 1914
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) leptodoma Fisher, 1930
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polymorpha Djakonov, 1938
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) schmidti Djakonov, 1938
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) bartletti Clark A.H., 1940 accepted as Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) shantarica Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) coei shantarica Djakonov, 1938
Species Leptasterias (Hexasterias) hexactis (Stimpson, 1862) represented as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fisher, W.K. (1930). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters, Pt. 3: Forcipulata (Concluded). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 76: 1-356.Pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7871861#page/5/mode/1up
page(s): 59 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias (Hexasterias) Fisher, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123636 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-10-22 01:37:08Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2009-01-05 03:22:03Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Fisher, W.K. (1930). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters, Pt. 3: Forcipulata (Concluded). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 76: 1-356.Pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7871861#page/5/mode/1up
page(s): 59 [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]

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