Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Forcipulatacea > Order Forcipulatida > Family Asteriidae > Genus Urasterias

Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Urasterias*	Verrill, 1909	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Asteracanthion lincki*	Müller & Troschel, 1842	synonym
*Asteracanthion stellionura*	Perrier, 1869	synonym
*Asterias enopla*	Verrill, 1895	synonym
*Asterias gunneri*	Danielssen & Koren, 1884	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p.
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123815