The World Asteroidea Database - Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

Asteroidea taxon details

Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871)

AphiaID

370903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370903)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentaceraster Döderlein, 1916

Orig. name

Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871

Synonymised names

Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871 · unaccepted

Pentaceros westermanni (Lutken, 1871) · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceraster westermanni (Lutken, 1871). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370903 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-07 02:46:14Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Oreaster westermanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 257 [details]