North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)

AphiaID

123876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123876)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Astropecten Gray, 1840

Original name

Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837

Synonymised names

Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837) Philippi, R. A. (1837). Ueber die mit Asterias auranciaca verwandten und verweschselton Asterien der Sicilianschen Kuste. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 3: 193-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477919
page(s): 193 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123876 on 2026-04-23

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123876 on 2026-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-11 20:59:00Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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original description (of Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837) Philippi, R. A. (1837). Ueber die mit Asterias auranciaca verwandten und verweschselton Asterien der Sicilianschen Kuste. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 3: 193-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477919
page(s): 193 [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]