The World Asteroidea Database - Mediaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)

Asteroidea name details

Mediaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)

AphiaID

370858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370858)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mediaster Stimpson, 1857

Orig. name

Pentagonaster japonicus Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pentagonaster japonicus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 272 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Mediaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889). Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370858 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 02:46:14Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2014-09-26 18:34:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Links (1)

original description (of Pentagonaster japonicus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 272 [details]

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