The World Asteroidea Database - Pentagonaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842)

Asteroidea name details

Pentagonaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842)

AphiaID

377921 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:377921)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (A forma according to A.M. Clark (1953).)

Accepted Name

Tosia australis Gray, 1840

Rank

Species

Parent

Pentagonaster Gray, 1840

Orig. name

Astrogonium astrologorum Muller & Troschel, 1842

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Astrogonium astrologorum Muller & 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): 54 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Pentagonaster astrologorum (Muller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377921 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-14 18:37:28Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-05-22 20:16:41Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description (of Astrogonium astrologorum Muller & 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): 54 [details]