RAS taxon details
Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867
123220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123220)
accepted
Genus
Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867 (type by monotypy)
- Subgenus Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) (Sladen, 1889)
- Species Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
- Species Coscinasterias muricata Verrill, 1867
- Species Coscinasterias victoriae Koehler, 1911 accepted as Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1907)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 1. Descriptions of new starfishes from New Zealand. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 247-251., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13465264
page(s): 248 [details]
page(s): 248 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123220 on 2026-10-11
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123220 on 2026-10-11
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Verrill, A.E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 1. Descriptions of new starfishes from New Zealand. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2): 247-251., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13465264
page(s): 248 [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 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]
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]
page(s): 248 [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 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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
