The World Asteroidea Database - Pseudoceramaster pulvinus (Alcock, 1893)

WoRMS taxon details

Pseudoceramaster pulvinus (Alcock, 1893)

AphiaID

883364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883364)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pseudoceramaster Jangoux, 1981

Original name

Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893

Synonymised names

Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893) Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 90 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pseudoceramaster pulvinus (Alcock, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883364 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-08-20 17:57:36Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pentagonaster pulvinus Alcock, 1893) Alcock, A. (1893). Natural History notes from the HM Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator.7. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. <em>Annals of the Magazine of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 73-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24344470#page/95/mode/1up
page(s): 90 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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