The World Asteroidea Database - Metopaster stainforthi Wright & Wright, 1940 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Metopaster stainforthi Wright & Wright, 1940 †

AphiaID

1394243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394243)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Metopaster Sladen, 1893 †

Orig. name

Metopaster stainforthi Wright & Wright, 1940 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Wright, C. W.; Wright, E. V. (1940). Notes on Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 96(1-4): 231-248, plates 13-17., available online at https://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/96/1-4/231.short
page(s): 231 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Metopaster stainforthi Wright & Wright, 1940 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394243 on 2024-05-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-12-25 03:36:49Z

created

Mah, Christopher

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description Wright, C. W.; Wright, E. V. (1940). Notes on Cretaceous Asteroidea. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society.</em> 96(1-4): 231-248, plates 13-17., available online at https://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/96/1-4/231.short
page(s): 231 [details]