The World Asteroidea Database - Pentaceros boysii (Forbes, 1848) †

Asteroidea name details

Pentaceros boysii (Forbes, 1848) †

AphiaID

1519205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519205)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Stauranderaster boysii (Forbes, 1848) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentaceros Gray, 1840 accepted as Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Oreaster boysii Forbes, 1848 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Oreaster boysii Forbes, 1848 †) Forbes, E. (1848). On the Asteridae found fossil in British Strata. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 2: 457-482., available online at https://books.google.com.ly/books?id=DcMQAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 468 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceros boysii (Forbes, 1848) †. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519205 on 2024-08-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-10 04:28:45Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Oreaster boysii Forbes, 1848 †) Forbes, E. (1848). On the Asteridae found fossil in British Strata. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 2: 457-482., available online at https://books.google.com.ly/books?id=DcMQAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 468 [details]