North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871

AphiaID

123227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123227)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Asteracanthion albulus Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853)

Parent

Asteriidae Gray, 1840

Synonymised names

Nanaster Perrier, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

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Species Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1871). Marine fauna of Eastport, Maine. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 3 : 2-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7709614
page(s): 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123227 on 2026-06-10

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Stephanasterias Verrill, 1871. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123227 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2008-12-29 08:38:40Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1871). Marine fauna of Eastport, Maine. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. 3 : 2-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7709614
page(s): 5 [details]

original description (of Nanaster Perrier, 1894) Perrier, E. (1894). Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifique Travailleur et du Talisman. 3:1-431, 26 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44802953
page(s): 129; note: Mentioned in last line of top paragraph with no distinction and in the key. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (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]