The World Asteroidea Database - Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932

Asteroidea name details

Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932

AphiaID

378744 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378744)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Rowe & Pawson (1977))

Accepted Name

Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836

Orig. name

Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Livingstone, A.A. (1932). Asteroidea. <em>British Museum (Natural History) Scientific Reports / Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29.</em> 4(8): 241-265., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516829#page/301/mode/1up
page(s): 255 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone, 1932. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378744 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-25 15:21:38Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Livingstone, A.A. (1932). Asteroidea. <em>British Museum (Natural History) Scientific Reports / Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29.</em> 4(8): 241-265., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49516829#page/301/mode/1up
page(s): 255 [details]