The World Asteroidea Database - Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935

WoRMS name details

Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935

AphiaID

212319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212319)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Thromidia gigas (Mortensen, 1935)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mithrodia Gray, 1840

Original name

Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1935). A new giant sea-star, <i>Mithrodia gigas</i> n. sp. from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 32: 1-4. [details]

Type data

Note Off Point Morgan, NE of East London, 45-55m

Type locality Off Point Morgan, NE of East London, 45-55m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Mithrodia gigas Mortensen, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212319 on 2024-11-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-04-12 19:24:07Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-12-07 14:43:37Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description Mortensen, T. (1935). A new giant sea-star, <i>Mithrodia gigas</i> n. sp. from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 32: 1-4. [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Type locality Off Point Morgan, NE of East London, 45-55m [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)