The World Asteroidea Database - Astropecten mascarena Döderlein, 1917

WoRMS name details

Astropecten mascarena Döderlein, 1917

AphiaID

368652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368652)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Astropecten mauritianus Gray, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Astropecten Gray, 1840

Original name

Astropecten mascarena Döderlein, 1917

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung Astropecten und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga-Expedition. 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 143 [details]

Descriptive notes

Status A variety of A. mauritianus according to Doderlein (1917) but not distinct according to John (1948)

Status A variety of A. mauritianus according to Doderlein (1917) but not distinct according to John (1948) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Astropecten mascarena Döderlein, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368652 on 2025-04-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-22 01:37:08Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2009-01-11 20:59:00Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Doderlein, L. (1917). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 1. Die Gattung Astropecten und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga-Expedition. 46a: 1-190., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11717817
page(s): 143 [details]

From editor or global species database

Status A variety of A. mauritianus according to Doderlein (1917) but not distinct according to John (1948) [details]