The World Asteroidea Database - Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938

Asteroidea name details

Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938

AphiaID

378708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378708)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym)

Accepted Name

Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1889

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836

Orig. name

Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Engel, H. (1938). Resultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises de le Prince et la Princesse Leopold de Belgique. Asteries et Ophiures. <em>Memoires du Musee Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> vol. III, fasc. 18: 1-31,4 plates.
page(s): 12 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster astridae Engel, 1938. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378708 on 2024-04-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-25 07:59:31Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2018-05-11 15:57:19Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Notes (1)

original description Engel, H. (1938). Resultats Scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises de le Prince et la Princesse Leopold de Belgique. Asteries et Ophiures. <em>Memoires du Musee Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> vol. III, fasc. 18: 1-31,4 plates.
page(s): 12 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy A probable synonym of Ophidiaster helicostichus Sladen, 1899 according to A.M. Clark (1967). This was confirmed by Engel (pers. comm) and Jangoux & Massin (1986) [details]