The World Asteroidea Database - Metopaster crista-galli Spencer, 1914 †

Asteroidea name details

Metopaster crista-galli Spencer, 1914 †

AphiaID

1518604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1518604)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Metopaster calcar Spencer, 1914 †

Rank

Species

Parent

Metopaster Sladen, 1893 †

Original name

Metopaster crista-galli Spencer, 1914 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Spencer, W. K. (1914). The Evolution of the Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 204(303-312): 99-177., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1914.0004
page(s): 120 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Metopaster crista-galli Spencer, 1914 †. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1518604 on 2024-07-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-07 00:31:15Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Spencer, W. K. (1914). The Evolution of the Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.</em> 204(303-312): 99-177., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1914.0004
page(s): 120 [details]