World Echinoidea Database - Protocardiaster truncatus (Goldfuss, 1829) †

Echinoidea taxon details

Protocardiaster truncatus (Goldfuss, 1829) †

AphiaID

836323 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:836323)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Protocardiaster Smith & Wright, 2003 †

Original name

Spatangus truncatus Goldfuss, 1829 †

Synonymised names

Cardiaster truncatus (Goldfuss, 1829) † · unaccepted (type species of Protocardiaster)

Pseudocardiaster truncatus (Goldfuss, 1829) † · unaccepted (misspelling of generic name)

Spatangus truncatus Goldfuss, 1829 † · unaccepted (type species of Protocardiaster)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Protocardiaster truncatus (Goldfuss, 1829) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836323 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-03-25 10:08:22Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

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Sources (1)
Attributes (11)

redescription Smith, A. B. & Wright, C. W. 2003. British Cretaceous echinoids. Part 7, Atelostomata, 1. Holasteroida. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society 156 (619), 440-568.
page(s): 476-480; text-figs 191, 192, pl. 151: figs 1-23, pl. 152: figs 11-19 [details]

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