The World Asteroidea Database - Gnathaster dilatatus Sladen, 1889

WoRMS name details

Gnathaster dilatatus Sladen, 1889

AphiaID

370946 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370946)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Diplodontias dilatatus (Perrier, 1875)

Rank

Species

Parent

Gnathaster Sladen, 1889 accepted as Odontaster Verrill, 1880

Original name

Gnathaster dilatatus Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Gnathaster dilatatus Sladen, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370946 on 2025-05-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-08 01:47:11Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm [details]