WoRMS taxon details
Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866)
213123 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213123)
accepted
Species
Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Oreaster muricatus var. multispina von Martens, 1866 · unaccepted
Pentaceraster crassimana Döderlein, 1936 · unaccepted
Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
Pentaceros hedemanni (Lutken, 1871) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Doderlein (1936))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Oreaster muricatus var. multispina von Martens, 1866) von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 79 [details]
page(s): 79 [details]
Distribution Distribution: Indonesia, NW Australia.
Also distributed in Ceylon and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe &...
Also distributed in Ceylon and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe &...
Distribution Distribution: Indonesia, NW Australia.
Also distributed in Ceylon and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, east Indian Ocean (?Ceylon), depth range 0-3 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in Ceylon and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, east Indian Ocean (?Ceylon), depth range 0-3 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pentaceraster multispinus (von Martens, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213123 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884)) 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]
original description (of Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884) 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]
original description (of Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 255 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster crassimana Döderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster multispinus f. crassimana Doderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Oreaster muricatus var. multispina von Martens, 1866) von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 79 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 83 [details]
original description (of Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884) 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]
original description (of Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871) Lütken, C. (1871). Fortasatte kritiske og beskrivende Bidrag til Kundskab om Sostjernerne (Asteriderne). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 1871: 227-304., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35853627
page(s): 255 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster crassimana Döderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Pentaceraster multispinus f. crassimana Doderlein, 1936) Döderlein, L. (1936). Die Asteriden der Siboga-Exped. III. Die unterfamile Oreasterinae. Siboga-Expedition, 46(2): 295-369, pls. 21-32., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11718319#page/413/mode/1up
page(s): 339 [details]
original description (of Oreaster muricatus var. multispina von Martens, 1866) von Martens. (1866). Ueber ostasiatische Echinodermen. 3. Seesterne des Indischen Archipels. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 32(1): 57-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7060827
page(s): 79 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
additional source
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: Indonesia, NW Australia.Also distributed in Ceylon and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, east Indian Ocean (?Ceylon), depth range 0-3 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype ?Holotype in Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany) No. 1381. Type locality: Flores, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pentaceros grayi (Bell, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pentaceros hedemanni (Lutken, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pentaceros hedemanni (Lutken, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreaster grayi Bell, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreaster hedemanni Lutken, 1871)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
