The World Asteroidea Database - Benthopecten violaceus (Alcock, 1893)

Asteroidea taxon details

Benthopecten violaceus (Alcock, 1893)

AphiaID

380767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380767)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Benthopecten Verrill, 1884

Orig. name

Pararchaster violaceus Alcock, 1893

Synonymised names

Pararchaster violaceus Alcock, 1893 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pararchaster violaceus Alcock, 1893) Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 77 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2023). World Asteroidea Database. Benthopecten violaceus (Alcock, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380767 on 2023-12-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-19 15:30:12Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Pararchaster violaceus Alcock, 1893) Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 77 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pararchaster violaceus Alcock, 1893)