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Benthopecten pedicifer (Sladen, 1885) 
AphiaID: 213259

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Notomyotida (Order) > Benthopectinidae (Family) > Benthopecten (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Benthopecten Verrill, 1884
Synonymised
taxa		  Pararchaster pedicifer Sladen, 1885
Sources  basis of record: Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Crozet Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
South Africa (country) (not certain) [details]
Southern Ocean [details]
Subantarctic Isles [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Type locality: Type locality: near Crozet Is, Southern Ocean, 2926m [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213259
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1999-07-15 21:09:17Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-04-12 19:24:07Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-06-11 12:57:51Z  checked  Danis, Bruno
2009-01-19 15:30:12Z  changed  Mah, Christopher
  
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  Citation: Mah, C.; Danis, B. (2013). Benthopecten pedicifer (Sladen, 1885). In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213259 on 2013-05-18
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