The World Asteroidea Database - Oreaster decipiens Bell, 1884

Asteroidea name details

Oreaster decipiens Bell, 1884

AphiaID

378430 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378430)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pentaceraster decipiens (Bell, 1884)

Rank

Species

Parent

Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Oreaster decipiens Bell, 1884

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of Oreaster. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 69 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster decipiens Bell, 1884. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378430 on 2023-02-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-21 05:01:07Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of Oreaster. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 69 [details]