Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen, 1883)

| | | | | | |

RAS taxon details

Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen, 1883)

AphiaID

380689 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380689)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Abyssaster Madsen, 1961

Original name

Hyphalaster diadematus Sladen, 1883

Synonymised names

Hyphalaster diadematus Sladen, 1883 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Hyphalaster diadematus Sladen, 1883) Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 237 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen, 1883). Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380689 on 2026-09-15

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen, 1883). Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380689 on 2026-09-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-17 21:50:33Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree] [clear cache]

original description (of Hyphalaster diadematus Sladen, 1883) Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552
page(s): 237 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To NMNH Extant Collection (Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen) (USNM E13505) arm, dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen) (USNM E13505) ventral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)

Unreviewed

To NMNH Extant Collection (Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen) (USNM E13505) arm, dorsal view)

Hosted externally

To NMNH Extant Collection (Abyssaster diadematus (Sladen) (USNM E13505) ventral view)

Hosted externally