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WoRMS name details

Odontaster belli (Studer, 1884)

AphiaID

369007 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369007)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym of O. penicillatus according to Madsen (1956))

Accepted name

Odontaster penicillatus (Philippi, 1870)

Rank

Species

Parent

Odontaster Verrill, 1880

Original name

Pentagonaster belli Studer, 1884

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Pentagonaster belli Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642
page(s): 31 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Odontaster belli (Studer, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369007 on 2026-10-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-10-24 23:33:30Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pentagonaster belli Studer, 1884) Studer, T. (1884). Verzeichnis der während der Reise S.M.S. “Gazelle” um die Erde, 1874-76 gesammelten Asteriden und Euryaliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 2, 1-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30985642
page(s): 31 [details]

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