The World Asteroidea Database - Pteraster (Retaster) obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

Asteroidea name details

Pteraster (Retaster) obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

AphiaID

380977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380977)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pteraster (Retaster) Perrier, 1878 represented as Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Stellerides nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 4: 258-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114471
page(s): 267 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster (Retaster) obscurus (Perrier, 1891). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380977 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891) Perrier, E. (1891). Stellerides nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 4: 258-271., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114471
page(s): 267 [details]