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Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933

178572  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178572)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 270 [details]   

(of Pteraster (Apterodon) fornicatus Mortensen, 1933) Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 270 [details]   
Note SW of Cape St Martin, 330 m. (Clark &...  
Type locality SW of Cape St Martin, 330 m. (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pteraster fornicatus Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178572 on 2024-04-16
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original description Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 270 [details]   

original description  (of Pteraster (Apterodon) fornicatus Mortensen, 1933) Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400.
page(s): 270 [details]   

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

additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Type locality SW of Cape St Martin, 330 m. (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976). [details]
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