Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Published in

Xantus, & J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12:568. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=260915

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Echinodermata

class

Asteroidea

order

Forcipulatida

family

Heliasteridae

genus

Heliaster

species

Heliaster microbrachius

Name

Synonyms

Heliaster morrisoni A.H.Clark, 1947

Homonyms

Heliaster microbrachius Xantus, 1860

Common names

estrella de mar in language.

Bibliographic References

1. Jones, S.S. and Portell, R.W. (1988). Occurrence and Biogeographic Significance of <i>Heliaster</i> (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Pliocene of Southwest Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 62(1): 126-132.
2. Xantus, J. (1860). Descriptions of three new species of starfishes from Cape St. Lucas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12:568.