Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Forcipulatacea > Order Brisingida > Family Freyellidae > Genus Freyella

Freyella elegans (Verrill, 1884)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

FreyellaPerrier, 1885accepted genus name
Freyellidea Fisher, 1917 synonym

Species group names

Brisinga elegans Verrill, 1884 synonym
Freyella aspera Verrill, 1895 synonym
Freyella bracteata Sladen, 1889 synonym
Freyella laubieri Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1973 synonym
Freyella spinosa Perrier, 1885 synonym
Freyella spinosa var. abyssicola Perrier, 1894 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

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.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Freyella elegans (Verrill, 1884). 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:123692

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2008-01-21 by Christopher Mah

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