The World Asteroidea Database - Austrofromia H.L. Clark, 1921

Asteroidea name details

Austrofromia H.L. Clark, 1921

AphiaID

292779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292779)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Syonym according to Rowe (1989))

Accepted Name

Fromia Gray, 1840

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1870

Direct children (2)

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Species Austrofromia polypora (H.L. Clark, 1916) accepted as Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 (Austrofromia is synonym according to Rowe (1989))
Species Austrofromia schultzei (Döderlein, 1910) accepted as Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910 (Austrofromia is synonym according to Rowe (1989))

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Clark, H. L. (1921). The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. <em>Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute.</em> 10: vi + 223, 38 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14515937
page(s): 48 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Austrofromia H.L. Clark, 1921. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292779 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-25 09:35:43Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2015-07-28 19:33:44Z

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Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Clark, H. L. (1921). The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. <em>Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute.</em> 10: vi + 223, 38 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14515937
page(s): 48 [details]