The World Asteroidea Database - Valettaster Lambert, 1914 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Valettaster Lambert, 1914 †

AphiaID

1425326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1425326)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Sphaerasteridae Schöndorf, 1906 †

Synonymised names

Tholaster Spencer, 1914 † · unaccepted (preoccupied )

Direct children (5)

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Species Valettaster argus Spencer, 1907 †
Species Valettaster dangeardi Mercier, 1935 †
Species Valettaster granulatus Lambert, 1914 †
Species Valettaster ocellatus (Forbes, 1848) †
Species Valettaster stipes Villier, 2010 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Lambert, J. (1914). Echinodermes. Revue critique de Paléozoologie. 18: 25-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33161701
page(s): 27 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Valettaster Lambert, 1914 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1425326 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-03-21 02:23:43Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)

original description Lambert, J. (1914). Echinodermes. Revue critique de Paléozoologie. 18: 25-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33161701
page(s): 27 [details]

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