WoRMS name details
Asterodiscus Gray, 1847
204702 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204702)
unaccepted (Homonym)
Genus
- Species Asterodiscus elegans Gray, 1847 accepted as Asterodiscides elegans (Gray, 1847)
- Species Asterodiscus helonotus Fisher, 1913 accepted as Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913)
- Species Asterodiscus hiroi Hayashi, 1938 accepted as Asterodiscides helonotus (Fisher, 1913) (Synonym according to Rowe (1977))
- Species Asterodiscus truncatus Coleman, 1911 accepted as Asterodiscides truncatus (Coleman, 1911)
- Species Asterodiscus tuberculosus Fisher, 1906 accepted as Asterodiscides tuberculosus (Fisher, 1906)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 75 [details]
page(s): 75 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Asterodiscus Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204702 on 2024-11-21
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2000-09-25 12:31:29Z
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Garcia, Maria
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 75 [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]
page(s): 75 [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]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Junior homonym of Asterodiscus Ehrenberg 1839, a genus of protozoa, renamed by A.M. Clark (1974). [details]
