The World Asteroidea Database - Pentopliidae H.E.S. Clark, 1971

Asteroidea name details

Pentopliidae H.E.S. Clark, 1971

AphiaID

291629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291629)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Pentopliidae synonymized into Goniasteridae by Blake, 1987.)

Accepted Name

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Pentoplia felli H.E.S. Clark, 1971 accepted as Chitonaster felli (H.E.S. Clark, 1971) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Valvatida

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Clark,H.E.S. 1971. Pentopliidae, a new family of Asteroidea from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 21: 545-551., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1971/00000021/00000002/art00009?crawler=true [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pentopliidae H.E.S. Clark, 1971. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291629 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-20 07:23:54Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Clark,H.E.S. 1971. Pentopliidae, a new family of Asteroidea from the South Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 21: 545-551., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1971/00000021/00000002/art00009?crawler=true [details]