The World Asteroidea Database - Nymphaster prehensilis (Perrier, 1885)

WoRMS name details

Nymphaster prehensilis (Perrier, 1885)

AphiaID

368917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368917)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym according to Macan (1938))

Accepted name

Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Nymphaster Sladen, 1889

Original name

Dorigona prehensilis Perrier, 1885

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Dorigona prehensilis Perrier, 1885) Perrier, E. (1885). Premiére note Préliminaire des les Echinodermes, recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marines du Travailleur et du Talisman. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 22(8): 1-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36373538
page(s): 39 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Nymphaster prehensilis (Perrier, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368917 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-24 13:48:31Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description (of Dorigona prehensilis Perrier, 1885) Perrier, E. (1885). Premiére note Préliminaire des les Echinodermes, recueillis durant les campagnes de dragages sous-marines du Travailleur et du Talisman. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie.</em> 22(8): 1-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36373538
page(s): 39 [details]