Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840

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RAS name details

Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840

AphiaID

123218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123218)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to Perrier (1875))

Accepted Name

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Genus

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (1)

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Species Asteracanthion polyplax Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Allostichaster polyplax (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 320 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123218 on 2025-04-03

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123218 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2008-12-26 05:08:28Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (3)

original description Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1840). Ueber die Gattungen der Asterien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 318-326., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203128
page(s): 320 [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 Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 6: 229-347. (look up in IMIS) [details]