The World Asteroidea Database - Calliaster zengi (Macan, 1938)

WoRMS taxon details

Calliaster zengi (Macan, 1938)

AphiaID

1316736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316736)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Calliaster Gray, 1840

Original name

Mabahissaster zengi Macan, 1938

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Mabahissaster zengi Macan, 1938) Macan, T.T. (1938). Asteroidea. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition 1933-1934, 4(9): 323-435, plates 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518843 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Calliaster zengi (Macan, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316736 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-12-22 03:48:46Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Attributes (3)

Nomenclature

original description (of Mabahissaster zengi Macan, 1938) Macan, T.T. (1938). Asteroidea. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition 1933-1934, 4(9): 323-435, plates 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518843 [details]

new combination reference Mah, C. L. (2018). New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4539 (1): 1–116., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4539.1.1
page(s): 17 [details]

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