The World Asteroidea Database - Oreaster magnificus Goto, 1914

WoRMS name details

Oreaster magnificus Goto, 1914

AphiaID

378448 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378448)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Pentaceraster magnificus (Goto, 1914)

Rank

Species

Parent

Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Oreaster magnificus Goto, 1914

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Goto, S. (1914). A descriptive monograph of Japanese Asteroidea. 1. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 29: 1-808, plates 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7068310
page(s): 457 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster magnificus Goto, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378448 on 2025-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-21 05:01:07Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2020-01-10 06:35:43Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Goto, S. (1914). A descriptive monograph of Japanese Asteroidea. 1. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 29: 1-808, plates 1-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7068310
page(s): 457 [details]

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