The World Asteroidea Database - Nymphaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †

Asteroidea taxon details

Nymphaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †

AphiaID

1551443 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1551443)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Nymphaster Sladen, 1889

Original name

Pentagonaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †

Synonymised names

Pentagonaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) † · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Pentagonaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †) d'Orbigny, A. (1850). Prodrome de paléontologie stratigraphique universelle des animaux mollusques & rayonnés, faisant suite au Cours élémentaire de paléontologie et de géologie stratigraphiques. vol. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41091877
page(s): 142 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Nymphaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1551443 on 2026-02-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-12-11 03:27:31Z

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2025-12-26 21:19:39Z

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original description (of Pentagonaster dutempleanus (d'Orbigny, 1850) †) d'Orbigny, A. (1850). Prodrome de paléontologie stratigraphique universelle des animaux mollusques & rayonnés, faisant suite au Cours élémentaire de paléontologie et de géologie stratigraphiques. vol. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41091877
page(s): 142 [details]

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