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Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884

213281  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213281)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Asteroidea (Class)
  6. Ambuloasteroidea (Subclass)
  7. Neoasteroidea (Infraclass)
  8. Valvatacea (Superorder)
  9. Valvatida (Order)
  10. Oreasteridae (Family)
  11. Oreaster (Genus)
  12. Oreaster grayi (Species)
 unaccepted (A synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of <i>Oreaster</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 83 [details] 
Type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note type locality of Pentaceros nodosus Gray, 1840...  
Type locality type locality of Pentaceros nodosus Gray, 1840 was Mauritius, outside the known range of P. multispinus according to A.M. Clark (1993) [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213281 on 2025-05-03
Date
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1999-09-02 20:23:25Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
1999-09-07 19:54:12Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-12-07 14:43:37Z
changed
Mah, Christopher
2017-06-15 10:38:07Z
changed
Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description Bell, F. J. (1884). Contributions to the Systematic Arrangement of the Asteroidea.-II. The Species of <i>Oreaster</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 52(1), 57-87., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30826337#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 83 [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. <em>In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies.</em> 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality type locality of Pentaceros nodosus Gray, 1840 was Mauritius, outside the known range of P. multispinus according to A.M. Clark (1993) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) 

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