Genus Solaster Forbes, 1839
- Solaster Forbes, E. 1839. On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh 8: 114-128 pls 3-4 [120].
Type species:
Asterias endeca Linnaeus, 1771 by monotypy. - Endeca 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 endeca Linnaeus, 1771 by monotypy.
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. [U66, part] (
Polyaster Gray, 1840 removed to synonymy ofCrossaster Müller & Troschel, 1840 by 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.)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Subantarctic Islands
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Macquarie Island Province (24), West Tasmania Transition (9)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2012 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |