The World Asteroidea Database - Archastropecten priscus (Goldfuss, 1833) †

Asteroidea taxon details

Archastropecten priscus (Goldfuss, 1833) †

AphiaID

1445977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1445977)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Archastropecten Hess, 1955 †

Original name

Astropecten priscus Goldfuss, 1833 †

Synonymised names

Asterias longassula Quenstedt, 1876 † · unaccepted

Astropecten priscus Goldfuss, 1833 † · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Astropecten priscus Goldfuss, 1833 †) Goldfuss, G. A. (1826-1833). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Erster Theil. (Arnz & Comp.: Düsseldorf): 1-252, pls I-LXXI. [I-VIII, 1-76, pls. 1-25 (1826); 77-164, pls. 26-50 (1829); 165-240, pls. 51-71, 1 unnumbered plate (1831); 241-252 (1833)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50235037
page(s): 211 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Archastropecten priscus (Goldfuss, 1833) †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445977 on 2026-05-20

Taxonomic edit history

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original description (of Astropecten priscus Goldfuss, 1833 †) Goldfuss, G. A. (1826-1833). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Erster Theil. (Arnz & Comp.: Düsseldorf): 1-252, pls I-LXXI. [I-VIII, 1-76, pls. 1-25 (1826); 77-164, pls. 26-50 (1829); 165-240, pls. 51-71, 1 unnumbered plate (1831); 241-252 (1833)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50235037
page(s): 211 [details]

original description (of Asterias longassula Quenstedt, 1876 †) Quenstedt, F. A. (1874-1876). Echinodermen (Asteriden und Eurciniden). In: <i>Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands</i>. 742 pp. Leipzig: Fues's Verlag., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45354987
page(s): 30 [details]

basis of record Hess, H. (1955). Die fossilen Astropectiniden (Asteroidea). <em>Schweizerischen Paläontologische Abhandlungen.</em> 71: 1-113.
page(s): 37 [details]

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