The World Asteroidea Database - Anthenea obtusangula (Lamarck, 1816)

WoRMS name details

Anthenea obtusangula (Lamarck, 1816)

AphiaID

370874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370874)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)

Rank

Species

Parent

Anthenea Gray, 1840

Original name

Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de. (1816). Asterie. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertebres. 2: 547-568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13299321
page(s): 556 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Anthenea obtusangula (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370874 on 2025-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 02:46:14Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-25 19:19:33Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-28 16:18:05Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de. (1816). Asterie. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertebres. 2: 547-568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13299321
page(s): 556 [details]

new combination reference Doderlein, L. (1915). Die Arten der Asteroiden-Gattung Anthenea Gray. Jahrbuchern des Nassauischen Vereins fur Naturkunde in Wiesbaden. 68: 21-55., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7261060 [details]