The World Asteroidea Database - Petalaster Gray, 1840

Asteroidea name details

Petalaster Gray, 1840

AphiaID

146062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146062)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Luidia Forbes, 1839

Rank

Genus

Parent

Luidiidae Sladen, 1889

Direct children (2)

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Species Petalaster columbia Gray, 1840 accepted as Luidia columbia (Gray, 1840)
Species Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840 accepted as Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Petalaster Gray, 1840. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146062 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-11 02:15:40Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)

original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]

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. (look up in IMIS) [details]