The World Asteroidea Database - Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889

Asteroidea name details

Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889

AphiaID

378484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378484)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Homonym)

Accepted Name

Pentaster Döderlein, 1935

Rank

Genus

Parent

Oreasteridae Fisher, 1908

Direct children (4)

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Species Pentaceropsis mindorensis Domantay & Roxas, 1938 accepted as Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
Species Pentaceropsis obtusata (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827) accepted as Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827)
Species Pentaceropsis tyloderma Fisher, 1913 accepted as Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. Vincent, 1827) (Synonym)
Species Pentaceropsis euphues Sluiter, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Doubtful validity according to Fisher (1919), holotype immature)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 350 [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889 is a junior homonym of Pentaceropsis Steindachner & Doderlein, 1884 (Pisces) and replaced by...

Homonymy Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889 is a junior homonym of Pentaceropsis Steindachner & Doderlein, 1884 (Pisces) and replaced by Pentaster<.i> Doderlein (1935) nom. nov. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378484 on 2024-04-19

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original description Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 350 [details]

From editor or global species database
Homonymy Pentaceropsis Sladen, 1889 is a junior homonym of Pentaceropsis Steindachner & Doderlein, 1884 (Pisces) and replaced by Pentaster<.i> Doderlein (1935) nom. nov. [details]

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