The World Asteroidea Database - Linckia ornithopus (Muller & Troschel, 1842)

Asteroidea name details

Linckia ornithopus (Muller & Troschel, 1842)

AphiaID

378654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378654)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to Sladen (1889))

Accepted name

Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Linckia Nardo, 1834

Original name

Ophidiaster ornithopus Müller & Troschel, 1842

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Ophidiaster ornithopus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 31 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Linckia ornithopus (Muller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378654 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-25 05:29:20Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-28 20:03:49Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Links (1)

original description (of Ophidiaster ornithopus Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 31 [details]

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