RAS taxon details
Solaster Forbes, 1839
- Species Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971
- Species Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889
- Species Solaster torulatus Sladen, 1889
- Species Solaster dianae Stampanato & Jangoux, 2004 accepted as Solaster notophrynus Downey, 1971 (synonym)
- Species Solaster longoi Stampanato & Jangoux, 1993 accepted as Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889
- Species Solaster octoradiatus Ludwig, 1903 accepted as Solaster regularis subarcuatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Solaster regularis Sladen, 1889 (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh.</em> 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-09-12
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Solaster Forbes, 1839. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123338 on 2025-09-12
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Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh.</em> 8: 114-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580
page(s): 120 [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]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 120 [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]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Solaster)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 083624)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 083624)
To ITIS
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