The World Asteroidea Database - Afraster scalariformis Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Afraster scalariformis Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

AphiaID

1316474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316474)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Afraster Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

Orig. name

Afraster scalariformis Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Blake, D.B., Breton, G., and Gofas, S. (1996). A new genus and species of Asteriidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Angola, Africa. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 79(1/2): 181-187., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988276
page(s): 184 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Afraster scalariformis Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316474 on 2024-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-12-20 02:54:53Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Blake, D.B., Breton, G., and Gofas, S. (1996). A new genus and species of Asteriidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Angola, Africa. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 79(1/2): 181-187., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988276
page(s): 184 [details]