The World Asteroidea Database - Pentaceros westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

Asteroidea name details

Pentaceros westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

AphiaID

378548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378548)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentaceros Gray, 1840 accepted as Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceros westermanni (Lutken, 1871). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378548 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-23 04:29:04Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2014-09-23 20:08:23Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]