RAS taxon details
Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
123335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123335)
accepted
Genus
Marsipaster Sladen, 1882 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Downey (1973).)
Retaster Perrier, 1878 · unaccepted (Subgenus according to Fisher (1940).)
- Species Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
- Species Pteraster bathami Fell, 1958
- Species Pteraster florifer Koehler, 1920
- Species Pteraster gibber (Sladen, 1882)
- Species Pteraster hirsutus (Sladen, 1882)
- Species Pteraster koehleri A.M. Clark, 1962
- Species Pteraster robertsoni McKnight, 1973
- Species Pteraster rugatus Sladen, 1882
- Species Pteraster spinosissimus (Sladen, 1882)
- Species Pteraster stellifer Sladen, 1882
- Species Pteraster aculeatus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Pteraster affinis aculeatus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876
- Species Pteraster argentinus Bernasconi, 1935 accepted as Pteraster affinis lebruni Perrier, 1891 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962) and Bernasconi (1964).)
- Species Pteraster brachiatus Koehler, 1917 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))
- Species Pteraster hunteri Koehler, 1920 accepted as Pteraster stellifer hunteri Koehler, 1920
- Species Pteraster ingouffi Perrier, 1891 accepted as Diplopteraster verrucosus (Sladen, 1882) (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
- Species Pteraster lebruni Perrier, 1891 accepted as Pteraster affinis lebruni Perrier, 1891 (Synonym according to Guille (1974).)
- Species Pteraster marplatensis Bernasconi, 1935 accepted as Pteraster affinis Smith, 1876 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962) & confirmed by Bernasconi (1964).)
- Species Pteraster semireticulatus Sladen, 1882 accepted as Diplopteraster semireticulatus (Sladen, 1882)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2026) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123335 on 2026-09-18
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123335 on 2026-09-18
Date
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original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Marsipaster Sladen, 1882) 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]
original description (of Retaster Perrier, 1878) 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 [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. (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]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Marsipaster Sladen, 1882) 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]
original description (of Retaster Perrier, 1878) 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 [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. (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]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteraster)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteraster)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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