The World Asteroidea Database - Oreaster verrucosus Müller & Troschel, 1842

WoRMS name details

Oreaster verrucosus Müller & Troschel, 1842

AphiaID

378473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:378473)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)

Rank

Species

Parent

Oreaster Müller & Troschel, 1842

Original name

Oreaster verrucosus Müller & Troschel, 1842

Synonymised names

Pentaceros verrucosus (Muller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

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): 49 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster verrucosus Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378473 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-12-21 23:20:25Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-06-19 03:49:48Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Notes (1)

Nomenclature

original description 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): 49 [details]

From editor or global species database

Synonymy Possibly a synonym of Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826) according to Doderlein (1936, index). [details]