Genus Crossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Crossaster Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1840. Beobachtungen über die Asteriensammlung des Zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 100-106 [103].
Type species:
Asterias papposa Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Fisher, W.K. 1919. Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(3): 1-712 pls 1-156 [447]. - Polyaster Gray, J.E. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the Class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 6: 175-184, 275-290 [183] [proposed with subgeneric rank in
Solaster Forbes, 1839].Type species:
Asterias papposa Linnaeus, 1767 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (both genera share the same type species and year of publication but Crossaster is recognised as having priority on the basis of common usage)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Subantarctic Islands, New Zealand
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2012 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |