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Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

Pteraster obscurus
Pteraster obscurus

124149 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124149)

accepted
Species
Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Stellerides nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht <i>l'Hirondelle</i>. <em>Me´moires de la Socie´te´ zoologique de France.</em> 4: 258-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114471
page(s): 267 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124149 on 2026-08-07
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124149 on 2026-08-07
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2008-10-25 03:22:57Z
changed
Mah, Christopher

original description (of Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Stellerides nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht <i>l'Hirondelle</i>. <em>Me´moires de la Socie´te´ zoologique de France.</em> 4: 258-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114471
page(s): 267 [details] 

original description (of Pteraster (Temnaster) hexactis Verrill, 1894) Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 275 [details] 

original description (of Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894)) Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 275 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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] 
 
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To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteraster obscurus) 
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To PESI (from synonym Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Pteraster (Temnaster) hexactis Verrill, 1894)
To The Arctic Traits Database (22 traits) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (18 records) 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed