WoRMS name details
Marsipaster Sladen, 1882
123334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123334)
unaccepted (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Genus
- Species Marsipaster acicula Downey, 1970 accepted as Pteraster acicula (Downey, 1970) (synonym)
- Species Marsipaster alveolatus Perrier, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Undescribed)
- Species Marsipaster hirsutus Sladen, 1882 accepted as Pteraster hirsutus (Sladen, 1882)
- Species Marsipaster spinosissimus Sladen, 1882 accepted as Pteraster spinosissimus (Sladen, 1882)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 202 [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Marsipaster Sladen, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123334 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 202 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 202 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
