Genus Smilasterias Sladen, 1889
- Smilasterias Sladen, W.P. 1889. Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 30: 1-893 pls 1-117 [562, 578] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Asterias Linnaeus, 1758].
Type species:
Asterias (Smilasterias) scalprifera Sladen, 1889 by original designation. - Nanaster Perrier, E. 1894. Echinodermes - Premiére partie. Partie descriptive. I. Stellérides. Expéditions Scientifiques du 'Travailleur' et du 'Talisman' pendent les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 3: 431 pp., 26 pls. [129, 133].
Type species:
Asteracanthion albulus Stimpson, 1853 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Spencer, W.K. & Wright, C.W. 1966. Asterozoans. pp. U4-U107 figs 1-89 in Moore, R.C. (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part U. Echinodermata. 3. Asterozoa-Echinozoa. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 1. [U76]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
General References
O'Loughlin, P.M. & O'Hara, T.D. 1990. A review of the genus Smilasterias (Echinodermata, Asteroidea), with descriptions of two new species from south-eastern Australia, one a gastric brooder, and a new species from Macquarie Island. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 307-323 3 figs 1 pl. [308] (emended generic diagnosis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2012 | 11-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |