The World Asteroidea Database - Bollonaster primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)

Asteroidea name details

Bollonaster primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)

AphiaID

1461680 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1461680)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Astromesites primigenius (Mortensen, 1925)

Rank

Species

Parent

Bollonaster McKnight, 1977 accepted as Astromesites Fisher, 1913

Original name

Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 272 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Bollonaster primigenius (Mortensen, 1925). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1461680 on 2026-06-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-10-08 23:22:57Z

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original description (of Astropecten primigenius Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 272 [details]