The World Asteroidea Database - Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871

Asteroidea name details

Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871

AphiaID

378474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378474)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

Rank

Species

Parent

Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378474 on 2024-08-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-21 23:20:25Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]