The World Asteroidea Database - Metopaster quadratus Spencer, 1905 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Metopaster quadratus Spencer, 1905 †

AphiaID

1396952 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1396952)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Metopaster Sladen, 1893 †

Original name

Metopaster quadratus Spencer, 1905 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Spencer, W. K. (1905). A Monograph of the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous formations. Volume second: The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Paleontographical Society Monographs.</em> 2(4): 91-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20756140
page(s): 97 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Metopaster quadratus Spencer, 1905 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1396952 on 2024-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-01-03 06:31:16Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Spencer, W. K. (1905). A Monograph of the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous formations. Volume second: The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Paleontographical Society Monographs.</em> 2(4): 91-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20756140
page(s): 97 [details]