The World Asteroidea Database - Oreaster aculeatus (Gray, 1840)

WoRMS name details

Oreaster aculeatus (Gray, 1840)

AphiaID

370909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370909)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Bell (1884))

Accepted Name

Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Pentaceros aculeatus Gray, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pentaceros aculeatus Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 277 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster aculeatus (Gray, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370909 on 2024-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 14:43:37Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Pentaceros aculeatus Gray, 1840) Gray, J.E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History. 6: 275-290., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2336044#page/309/mode/1up
page(s): 277 [details]