The World Asteroidea Database - Leucaster Koehler, 1912

WoRMS name details

Leucaster Koehler, 1912

AphiaID

379846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379846)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Homonym)

Accepted name

Cuenotaster Thiéry in Koehler, 1920

Rank

Genus

Parent

Solasteridae Viguier, 1878

Direct children (1)

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Species Leucaster involutus Koehler, 1912 accepted as Cuenotaster involutus (Koehler, 1912)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Koehler, R. (1912). Échinodermes nouveaux recueillis dans les mers antarctiques par le ‘Pourquoi Pas?' (Astéries, Ophiures et Échinides). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 39: 151-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30143304
page(s): 155 [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy A junior homonym of Leucaster Gauthier, 1887 (Echinoidea) and= Cuenotaster Thiery in Koehler, 1920 according to Fisher (1940).

Homonymy A junior homonym of Leucaster Gauthier, 1887 (Echinoidea) and= Cuenotaster Thiery in Koehler, 1920 according to Fisher (1940). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leucaster Koehler, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379846 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-08 02:40:22Z

created

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Koehler, R. (1912). Échinodermes nouveaux recueillis dans les mers antarctiques par le ‘Pourquoi Pas?' (Astéries, Ophiures et Échinides). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 39: 151-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30143304
page(s): 155 [details]

From editor or global species database

Homonymy A junior homonym of Leucaster Gauthier, 1887 (Echinoidea) and= Cuenotaster Thiery in Koehler, 1920 according to Fisher (1940). [details]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucaster)
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