The World Asteroidea Database - Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus Forbes, 1848 †

Asteroidea name details

Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus Forbes, 1848 †

AphiaID

1397375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1397375)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Metopaster hunteri (Forbes, 1848) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Goniaster (Goniodiscus) Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Crateraster Spencer, 1914 †

Original name

Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus Forbes, 1848 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Forbes, E. (1848). On the Asteridae found fossil in British Strata. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 2: 457-482., available online at https://books.google.com.ly/books?id=DcMQAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 472 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Goniaster (Goniodiscus) sublunatus Forbes, 1848 †. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397375 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-01-04 16:43:54Z

created

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)

original description Forbes, E. (1848). On the Asteridae found fossil in British Strata. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.</em> 2: 457-482., available online at https://books.google.com.ly/books?id=DcMQAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 472 [details]