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Leptasterias Verrill, 1866

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 10: 333–364. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=132644

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Echinodermata
class
Asteroidea
order
Forcipulatida
family
Asteriidae
genus
Leptasterias

Name

Synonyms
Ctenasterias Verrill, 1914
Eoleptasterias Djakonov, 1938
Homonyms
Leptasterias Verrill, 1866
Common names
Λεπταστερίας in Greek, Modern (1453-)
コヒトデ属 in Japanese
コヒトデ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Aphia 2006
  2. 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.
  3. Clark, A. M.; Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 6: 229-347.
  4. CoL 2006
  5. D'yakonov, A. M., 1950: Sea Stars (Asteroids) of the USSR Seas. Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, no. 34. vi + 183.
  6. 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.
  7. Hansson, Samuelsson, Cedhagen & Strand (2013) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Tagghudingar–svalgsträngsdjur. Echinodermata–Hemichordata
  8. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 984 Asterias hispida Pennant, 1777 (Echinodermata): suppressed under the Plenary Powers in favour of Leptasterias Muelleri (M. Sars, 1846).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 29(3), 115-116 (1972)
  9. Karlsson (2004) Tagghudingar
  10. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  11. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  12. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 10
  13. SN2000/Fell, 1982
  14. SN2000/Fell, 1982
  15. Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364.
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  18. WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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