The World Asteroidea Database - Midgardia Downey, 1972

Asteroidea taxon details

Midgardia Downey, 1972

AphiaID

178259 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178259)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Midgardia xandaros Downey, 1972 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Brisingidae G.O. Sars, 1875

Direct children (1)

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Species Midgardia xandaros Downey, 1972

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Downey, M.E. (1972). Midgardia xandaros, new genus, new species, A large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(48: 421-426. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Midgardia Downey, 1972. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178259 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-29 11:05:05Z

created

Braeckman, Ulrike

2006-04-19 09:58:39Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-10-18 04:20:59Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (2)

original description Downey, M.E. (1972). Midgardia xandaros, new genus, new species, A large brisingid starfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(48: 421-426. [details]

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]