WoRMS taxon details

Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883

213246  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213246)

accepted
Species
Astropecten notograptus Sladen, 1888 · unaccepted (Synonym accoridng to A.M. Clark...)  
Synonym accoridng to A.M. Clark in Clark & Rowe (1971).
Astropecten squamosus Sluiter, 1889 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1917))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552 [details]   
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, norh Australia, Philippine, China and...  
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, norh Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-50 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten monacanthus Sladen, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213246 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
1997-02-03 23:00:00Z
created
2000-09-25 12:31:29Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2008-01-21 08:09:52Z
changed

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original description Sladen, W.P. (1883) The Asteroidea of H.M.S. <i>Challenger</i> Expedition, pt. 2. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 17: 214-269., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31628552 [details]   

original description  (of Astropecten notograptus Sladen, 1888) Sladen, W.P. (1888). On the Asteroidea of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Dr. John W. Anderson, F.R.S. Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 21: 319-331., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656537
page(s): 325 [details]   

original description  (of Astropecten squamosus Sluiter, 1889) Sluiter, C.P. (1889). Die Evertebraten aus der Sammlung des Koniglichen Naturwissenschaftlicher Vereins in Niederlandisch Indien in Batavia. Die Echinodermen. 2. Echinoidea. 3. Asteroidea. <em>Natuurkundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 48: 285-313., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40062880
page(s): 309 [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]   

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Also distributed in SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, norh Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-50 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Remark Syntypes in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1890.5.7.302-3 (2 specimens). Type locality: 11°07'N 123°07'E, Philippines (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]