The World Asteroidea Database - Pentagonaster megalomax Sladen, 1891 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Pentagonaster megalomax Sladen, 1891 †

AphiaID

1521937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1521937)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentagonaster Gray, 1840

Orig. name

Pentagonaster megalomax Sladen, 1891 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Sladen, W.P. (1891). A Monograph on the British fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous Formations. Volume 2. The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Palaeontographical Society (Monograph).</em> Part 1: 1-28, pls. 1-8., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12090462
page(s): 27, Pl. 4, fig. 2-4 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonaster megalomax Sladen, 1891 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1521937 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-16 01:30:54Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Sladen, W.P. (1891). A Monograph on the British fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous Formations. Volume 2. The Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Palaeontographical Society (Monograph).</em> Part 1: 1-28, pls. 1-8., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12090462
page(s): 27, Pl. 4, fig. 2-4 [details]