The World Asteroidea Database - Petricia punctata Gray, 1847

Asteroidea name details

Petricia punctata Gray, 1847

AphiaID

378564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378564)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym according to Perrier (1875))

Accepted Name

Asterias punctata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816)

Rank

Species

Parent

Petricia Gray, 1847

Orig. name

Petricia punctata Gray, 1847

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 81 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Petricia punctata Gray, 1847. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378564 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-23 04:29:04Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-02-11 21:04:50Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Notes (1)

original description Gray, J.E. (1847). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 72-83., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862856
page(s): 81 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy A synonym of Asterias (i.e., Petricia) vernicina Lamarck, 1816 according to Perrier (1875) [details]