The World Asteroidea Database - Pectinaster forcipatus (Sladen, 1889)

Asteroidea name details

Pectinaster forcipatus (Sladen, 1889)

AphiaID

380854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380854)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to A.M. Clark in Clark & Courtman-Stock (1976).)

Accepted Name

Pectinaster filholi Perrier, 1885

Rank

Species

Parent

Pectinaster Perrier, 1885

Orig. name

Pontaster forcipatus Sladen, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pontaster forcipatus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 43 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Pectinaster forcipatus (Sladen, 1889). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380854 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-19 15:30:12Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Links (1)

original description (of Pontaster forcipatus Sladen, 1889) Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-51/README.htm
page(s): 43 [details]

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