The World Asteroidea Database - Aldebarania Blake & Sturgeon, 1995 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Aldebarania Blake & Sturgeon, 1995 †

AphiaID

1316627 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316627)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Astropectinidae Gray, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Aldebarania arenitea Blake & Sturgeon, 1995 †
Species Aldebarania taberna Blake & Jagt, 2005 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Blake, D. B.; Sturgeon, K. (1995). Aldebarania arenitea, a new genus and species of Astropectinidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Peedee Formation of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology. 69(02): 376-380., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/aldebarania-arenitea-a-new-genus-and-species-of-astropectinidae-asteroidea-echinodermata-from-the-maastrichtian-upper-cretaceous-peedee-formation-of-north-carolina/2F7F5FF8ED805872D85 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Aldebarania Blake & Sturgeon, 1995 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aSTEROIDEA/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316627 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-12-21 02:41:24Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Blake, D. B.; Sturgeon, K. (1995). Aldebarania arenitea, a new genus and species of Astropectinidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) Peedee Formation of North Carolina. Journal of Paleontology. 69(02): 376-380., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/aldebarania-arenitea-a-new-genus-and-species-of-astropectinidae-asteroidea-echinodermata-from-the-maastrichtian-upper-cretaceous-peedee-formation-of-north-carolina/2F7F5FF8ED805872D85 [details]