The World Asteroidea Database - Mediaster capensis var. durbanensis Mortensen, 1933

Asteroidea name details

Mediaster capensis var. durbanensis Mortensen, 1933

AphiaID

224138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224138)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Mediaster capensis durbanensis Mortensen, 1933

Rank

Variety

Parent

Mediaster capensis H.L. Clark, 1923

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 242 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Mediaster capensis var. durbanensis Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224138 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1999-09-02 20:23:25Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-29 13:20:33Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2008-10-23 02:03:00Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-01-26 17:44:54Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2017-04-20 16:29:19Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 242 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From other sources

Remark Type locality: off Durban, 410 m. (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976). [details]