MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777

ERMS name details

Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777

AphiaID

123783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123783)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))

Accepted name

Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 62 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123783 on 2025-05-25

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777. Accessed at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123783 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-04 23:59:34Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (3)
Links (2)

original description Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 62 [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 RoR) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]

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