The World Asteroidea Database - Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer, 1914 †

Asteroidea name details

Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer, 1914 †

AphiaID

1394214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394214)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Astropecten pygmaeus (Spencer, 1913) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Lophidiaster Spencer, 1914 † accepted as Astropecten Gray, 1840

Orig. name

Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer, 1914 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Spencer, W. K. (1914). The Evolution of the Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 204(303-312): 99-177., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1914.0004
page(s): 139 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer, 1914 †. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394214 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-12-25 03:36:49Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2021-11-23 22:27:14Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Spencer, W. K. (1914). The Evolution of the Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 204(303-312): 99-177., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1914.0004
page(s): 139 [details]