WoRMS name details
Stellaster incei Gray, 1847
213180 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213180)
unaccepted
Goniaster incei (Gray, 1847) accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
Species
Pentagonaster incei (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted (A forma according to Doderlein (1935))
- Forma Stellaster incei f. elongata Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster elongata Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
- Forma Stellaster incei f. gracilis (Möbius, 1835) accepted as Stellaster gracilis Möbius, 1859 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
- Forma Stellaster incei f. indica Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster indica Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
- Forma Stellaster incei f. latior Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster latior Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
- Forma Stellaster incei f. semoni Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster semoni Döderlein, 1935 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Stellaster incei Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213180 on 2025-05-07
Date
action
by
2000-09-26 07:19:20Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]





From editor or global species database
Synonymy Retained as a valid species by H.L. Clark (1946). Considered a synonym of Stellaster childreni by Doderlein (1935) [details]Unreviewed
Holotype Holotype in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1846.8.5.32. Type locality: North Australia (Cape York), Queensland (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]