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Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

123856  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123856)

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Species
Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816 · unaccepted (synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym according to Ludwig (1897).)
Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Perrier (1875))

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(of Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 662 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=123856 on 2026-05-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123856 on 2026-05-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2009-01-11 20:59:00Z
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Mah, Christopher

original description (of Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 662 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642
page(s): 43; note: A name erroneously cited as being described in Studer (1876) but later synonymized by Studer and then Ludwig. [details] 

original description (of Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862) Dujardin, M.F. and Hupe, M. H. (1862). Histoire naturelle des zoophytes échinodermes : comprenant la description des crinoïdes, des ophiurides, des astérides, des échinides et des holothurides. <em>Paris: Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret.</em> 627 pages, 10 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10682151
page(s): 414 [details] 

original description (of Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876) Studer, T. (1876). Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde. <em>Monatsbericht der königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 452-465., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329829
page(s): 459 [details] 

original description (of Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 103 [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 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 Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 3: 225-347. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
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To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications) (from synonym Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astropecten aranciacus) 
To GenBank (158 nucleotides; 13 proteins) 
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten crenaster Dujardin & Hupé, 1862)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten meridionalis Studer, 1876)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten perarmatus Perrier, 1869)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816)
To PESI (from synonym Astropecten antarcticus Studer, 1884)
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) 
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