Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Calyptraster Sladen, 1882

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Calyptraster Sladen, 1882

AphiaID

178545 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178545)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pterasteridae Perrier, 1875

Direct children (2)

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Species Calyptraster tenuissimus Bernasconi, 1966
Species Calyptraster vitreus Bernasconi, 1972

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 207 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Calyptraster Sladen, 1882. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2026) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178545 on 2026-09-12

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Calyptraster Sladen, 1882. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178545 on 2026-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-08-04 07:50:58Z

created

Aracina, Claudia

2008-01-19 09:31:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description Sladen, W.P. (1882) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition, pt. 1. Pterasteridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 16: 189-246, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982430
page(s): 207 [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M. (1996). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 5: 183-250. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Introduced: alien

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