WoRMS taxon details
Orthasterias Verrill, 1914
- Species Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
- Subgenus Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914 accepted as Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
- Species Orthasterias biordinata Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
- Species Orthasterias californica Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis californica (Verrill, 1914) accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
- Species Orthasterias columbiana Verrill, 1914 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897) (Synonym according to Fisher (1923))
- Species Orthasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
- Species Orthasterias dawsoni Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
- Species Orthasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889) accepted as Sclerasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889)
- Species Orthasterias forreri (de Loriol, 1887) accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
- Species Orthasterias gonolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
- Species Orthasterias leptolena Verrill, 1914 accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887) (Synonym)
- Species Orthasterias merriami Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) coei Verrill, 1914 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))
- Species Orthasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
- Species Orthasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880) accepted as Sclerasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Orthasterias Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146038 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [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]
page(s): 48 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
