WoRMS taxon details
Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842
178209 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178209)
accepted
Genus
Asterias reticulata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
Pentaceros Gray, 1840 · unaccepted
Undecimus Whitley, 1934 · unaccepted
- Species Oreaster clavatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Oreaster aculeatus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Bell (1884))
- Species Oreaster affinis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Oreaster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875) accepted as Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875)
- Species Oreaster armatus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Nidorellia armata (Gray, 1840)
- Species Oreaster australis Lutken, 1871 accepted as Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster bermudensis H.L. Clark, 1942 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Oreaster carinatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceros carinatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Oreaster clavatus Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Oreaster clouei Perrier, 1869 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Bell (1884))
- Species Oreaster decipiens Bell, 1884 accepted as Pentaceraster decipiens (Bell, 1884)
- Species Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844 accepted as Linckia desjardinsi (Michelin, 1844) accepted as Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840 (Ultimatley a synonym of G. egyptica according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Oreaster doederleini Goto, 1914 accepted as Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym according to Hayashi (1938))
- Species Oreaster dorsatus Lutken, 1864 accepted as Oreaster clavatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym according to Doderlein (1916))
- Species Oreaster franklini (Gray, 1840) accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster gigas Lutken, 1859 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936) and Madsen (1959))
- Species Oreaster gracilis Lutken, 1871 accepted as Pentaceros gracilis (Lutken, 1871) accepted as Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871)
- Species Oreaster granulosus (Gray, 1847) accepted as Goniodiscaster seriatus (Muller & Troschel, 1843) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1935))
- Species Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884 accepted as Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884) accepted as Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866) (A synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster gustavianum Rowe, 1974 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Oreaster hawaiiensis (Fisher, 1906) accepted as Pentaceraster cumingi (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871 accepted as Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster hiulcus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster hondurae Domantay & Roxas, 1938 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Oreaster intermedia von Martens, 1866 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster lapidarius Grube, 1857 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
- Species Oreaster lincki (de Blainville, 1830) accepted as Protoreaster lincki (Blainville, 1830)
- Species Oreaster luetkeni Bell, 1884 accepted as Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym accoridng to Clark & Rowe (1971))
- Species Oreaster magnificus Goto, 1914 accepted as Pentaceraster magnificus (Goto, 1914)
- Species Oreaster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826) accepted as Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Oreaster mammosus Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster modestus (Gray, 1866) accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Oreaster muelleri Bell, 1884 accepted as Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
- Species Oreaster muricatus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Protoreaster lincki (Blainville, 1830) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster mutica von Martens, 1866 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster nahensis Goto, 1914 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Hayashi (1938))
- Species Oreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Oreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875) accepted as Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875)
- Species Oreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Oreaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827) accepted as Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
- Species Oreaster occidentalis Verrill, 1867 accepted as Pentaceraster cumingi (Gray, 1840) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster orientalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceraster chinensis (Gray, 1840) (probably synonym according to A.M. Clark (1993))
- Species Oreaster productus Bell, 1884 accepted as Poraster superbus (Möbius, 1859)
- Species Oreaster regulus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Oreaster reinhartdi Lutken, 1864 accepted as Protoreaster lincki (Blainville, 1830) (Synonym accoridng ot Doderlein (1916))
- Species Oreaster rouxi (Koehler, 1910) accepted as Pentaceraster gracilis (Lütken, 1871) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster superbus Möbius, 1859 accepted as Pentaceros superbus (Möbius, 1859) accepted as Poraster superbus (Möbius, 1859)
- Species Oreaster thurstoni Bell, 1888 accepted as Pentaceraster affinis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Oreaster troscheli Bell, 1884 accepted as Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971))
- Species Oreaster tuberculatus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceraster tuberculatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Oreaster tuberosus Behn in Möbius, 1859 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Oreaster turritus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
- Species Oreaster valvulatus Müller & Troschel, 1843 accepted as Anthaster valvulatus (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
- Species Oreaster verrucosus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)
- Species Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871 accepted as Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871)
- Species Oreaster forcipulosus Lutken, 1864 accepted as Pentaceros forcipulosus Lutken, 1864 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178209 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Pentaceros Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 276 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
original description (of Pentaceros Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (<i>Asterias</i>, Linnaeus). <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 276 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up [details]