The World Asteroidea Database - Enigmaster McKnight & H.E.S. Clark, 1996

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Enigmaster McKnight & H.E.S. Clark, 1996

AphiaID

254792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254792)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

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Species Enigmaster scalaris McKnight & H.E.S. Clark, 1996

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

McKnight, D.G. and H.E.S.Clark. (1996). <i>Enigmaster scalaris</i>, n. gen., n.sp., a puzzling sea-star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the Auckland Islands. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 26(2): 205-214 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Enigmaster McKnight & H.E.S. Clark, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254792 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-12-17 23:27:22Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2007-12-22 16:14:03Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description McKnight, D.G. and H.E.S.Clark. (1996). <i>Enigmaster scalaris</i>, n. gen., n.sp., a puzzling sea-star (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the Auckland Islands. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 26(2): 205-214 [details]

Other

additional source Clark, H.E.S. (2001). Superfamily Goniasteracea, Family Goniasteridae. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 117: 12-139. [details]

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