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WoRMS taxon details

Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925)

AphiaID

291702 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291702)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Proserpinaster Fell, 1963

Original name

Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925

Synonymised names

Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 415 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Proserpinaster neozelanicus (Mortensen, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291702 on 2025-12-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-21 08:09:52Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Persephonaster neozelanicus Mortensen, 1925) Mortensen, T. (1925). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXIX. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III-V. Asteroidea, Holothuroidea and Crinoidea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 79(15): 261-420., available online at http://www.taxonomy.be/gti_abctaxa/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/mortensen-th/Mortensen_T.1925small.pdf
page(s): 415 [details]

Other

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

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]