The World Asteroidea Database - Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840

WoRMS name details

Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840

AphiaID

380215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380215)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840)

Rank

Species

Parent

Petalaster Gray, 1840 accepted as Luidia Forbes, 1839

Original name

Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Petalaster hardwicki Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380215 on 2025-04-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-11 02:15:40Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J.E. (1840). XXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 6: 175-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335959
page(s): 183 [details]