RAS name details
Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879
146053 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146053)
unaccepted (Synonym of Leptychaster according to Fisher (1911))
Genus
- Species Leptoptychaster accrescens Koehler, 1920 accepted as Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Leptoptychaster flexuosus Koehler, 1920 accepted as Leptychaster flexuosus (Koehler, 1920)
- Species Leptoptychaster kerguelensis Smith, 1876 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
- Species Leptoptychaster mendosus Koehler, 1923 accepted as Leptychaster kerguelenensis E. A. Smith, 1876
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smith, E.A. (1879). Echinodermata. (Collections from Kerguelen Island). <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 168: 270-281., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23850585#page/286/mode/1up
page(s): 271, 277 [details]
page(s): 271, 277 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146053 on 2025-04-05
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Leptoptychaster E. A. Smith, 1879. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146053 on 2025-04-05
original description
Smith, E.A. (1879). Echinodermata. (Collections from Kerguelen Island). <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 168: 270-281., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23850585#page/286/mode/1up
page(s): 271, 277 [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 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): 271, 277 [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 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]
