WoRMS taxon details
Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)
178005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178005)
accepted
Species
Astrogonium fonki Philippi, 1858 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Glabraster antarctica antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876) · unaccepted (Returned to Glabraster by Mah &...)
Returned to Glabraster by Mah & Foltz (2013)
Glabraster antarctica glaber Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Subspecies according to McKnight (1976))
Glabraster antarctica magellanica (Studer, 1876) · unaccepted
Glabraster magellanica (Studer, 1876) · unaccepted (Subspecies according to Madsen (1956).)
Porania (Porania) armata Koehler, 1917 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876 · unaccepted
Porania armata Koehler, 1917 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Porania glaber Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark...)
Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962) & Guille (1974)
Porania magellanica Studer, 1876 · unaccepted (Subspecies according to Madsen...)
Subspecies according to Madsen (1956) and A.M. Clark (1984).
Porania magellanica spiculata Sladen, 1889 · alternative representation (Subspecies according to Tablado (1982))
Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878 · unaccepted (Nomen nudum, P. magellanica...)
Nomen nudum, P. magellanica according to Sladen (1889).
Porania spiculata Sladen, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
- Subspecies Glabraster antarctica antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876) (Returned to Glabraster by Mah & Foltz (2013))
- Subspecies Glabraster antarctica glaber Sladen, 1889 accepted as Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876) (Subspecies according to McKnight (1976))
- Subspecies Glabraster antarctica magellanica (Studer, 1876) accepted as Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876) Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 109 [details]
page(s): 109 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Glabraster antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178005 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876) Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica magellanica (Studer, 1876)) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)) Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Porania magellanica Studer, 1876) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Porania glaber Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Porania spiculata Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 362 [details]
original description (of Porania armata Koehler, 1917) Koehler R. (1917). Échinodermes (astéries, ophiures et échinides) Recueillis par M. Rallier du Baty, aux îles Kerguelen, en 1913-1914. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 7(8): 87pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45381490
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Porania (Porania) armata Koehler, 1917) Koehler R. (1917). Échinodermes (astéries, ophiures et échinides) Recueillis par M. Rallier du Baty, aux îles Kerguelen, en 1913-1914. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 7(8): 87pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45381490
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Glabraster magellanica (Studer, 1876)) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Porania magellanica spiculata Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 362 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica glaber Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878) Perrier, E. (1878). Etude sur la repartition geographique des Asterides. <em>Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2(1): 1-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36857815
page(s): 27,50, 85 [details]
original description (of Astrogonium fonki Philippi, 1858) Philippi, A. (1858). Beschreibungen einiger neuer Seesterne aus dem Meere von Chiloe. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 24(1), 264-268., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13715200
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica magellanica (Studer, 1876)) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1876)) Smith, E. A. (1876). Descriptions of species of Asteridae and Ophiuridae from Kerguelen Islands. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4th series,vol.17: 105-113., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267007
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Porania magellanica Studer, 1876) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Porania glaber Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Porania spiculata Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 362 [details]
original description (of Porania armata Koehler, 1917) Koehler R. (1917). Échinodermes (astéries, ophiures et échinides) Recueillis par M. Rallier du Baty, aux îles Kerguelen, en 1913-1914. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 7(8): 87pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45381490
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Porania (Porania) armata Koehler, 1917) Koehler R. (1917). Échinodermes (astéries, ophiures et échinides) Recueillis par M. Rallier du Baty, aux îles Kerguelen, en 1913-1914. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 7(8): 87pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45381490
page(s): 43 [details]
original description (of Glabraster magellanica (Studer, 1876)) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Porania magellanica spiculata Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 362 [details]
original description (of Glabraster antarctica glaber Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878) Perrier, E. (1878). Etude sur la repartition geographique des Asterides. <em>Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2(1): 1-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36857815
page(s): 27,50, 85 [details]
original description (of Astrogonium fonki Philippi, 1858) Philippi, A. (1858). Beschreibungen einiger neuer Seesterne aus dem Meere von Chiloe. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 24(1), 264-268., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13715200
page(s): 267 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (301 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glabraster antarctica)
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 287 proteins) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 287 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-274) (from synonym Porania armata Koehler, 1917)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Porania antarctica (1) 1116321) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (197 records) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To Barcode of Life (64 barcodes) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Porania patagonica Perrier, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glabraster antarctica)
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 287 proteins) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 287 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-274) (from synonym Porania armata Koehler, 1917)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Porania antarctica (1) 1116321) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (197 records) (from synonym Porania antarctica E. A. Smith, 1876)
