WoRMS taxon details
Acodontaster conspicuus (Koehler, 1920)
172767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172767)
accepted
Species
Acodontaster abbreviatus Koehler, 1923 · unaccepted (A synonym of A. conspicuus...)
A synonym of A. conspicuus (Koehler, 1920) according to Fisher (1940)
Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920) · unaccepted (synonym)
Metadontaster waitei Koehler, 1920 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Pseudontaster conspicuus Koehler, 1920 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Pseudontaster conspicuus Koehler, 1920) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Acodontaster conspicuus (Koehler, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172767 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920)) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113 [details]
original description (of Acodontaster elongatus var. abbreviatus Koehler, 1923) Koehler, R. (1923). Astéries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expédition Antarctique Suédoise (1901-1903). <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold.</em> 1(1): 1-145., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=253394
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Acodontaster abbreviatus Koehler, 1923) Koehler, R. (1923). Astéries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expédition Antarctique Suédoise (1901-1903). <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold.</em> 1(1): 1-145., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=253394
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Pseudontaster conspicuus Koehler, 1920) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113 [details]
original description (of Metadontaster waitei Koehler, 1920) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113
page(s): 219 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Acodontaster elongatus var. abbreviatus Koehler, 1923) Koehler, R. (1923). Astéries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expédition Antarctique Suédoise (1901-1903). <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold.</em> 1(1): 1-145., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=253394
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Acodontaster abbreviatus Koehler, 1923) Koehler, R. (1923). Astéries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expédition Antarctique Suédoise (1901-1903). <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold.</em> 1(1): 1-145., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/catalogus?module=ref&refid=253394
page(s): 81 [details]
original description (of Pseudontaster conspicuus Koehler, 1920) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113 [details]
original description (of Metadontaster waitei Koehler, 1920) Koehler, R. (1920). Echinodermata: Asteroidea. Scientific Reports of the Australiasian Antarctic Expedition C8: 1-308. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/162113
page(s): 219 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Antarctic Field Guide
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acodontaster conspicuus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acondontaster conspicuus (Koehler, 1920) (USNM E13651) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (33 records)
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acodontaster conspicuus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acondontaster conspicuus (Koehler, 1920) (USNM E13651) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Acodontaster waitei (Koehler, 1920))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (33 records)
