The World Asteroidea Database - Rhopia seposita (Retzius, 1783)

WoRMS name details

Rhopia seposita (Retzius, 1783)

AphiaID

380990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:380990)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)

Rank

Species

Parent

Rhopia Gray, 1840 accepted as Echinaster Müller & Troschel, 1840

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Retzius, A. J. (1783). Anmärkningar vid. Asteriae genus. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 4, 230-248., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46983423
page(s): 237 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Rhopia seposita (Retzius, 1783). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=380990 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-01-20 18:13:59Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2017-05-18 19:58:51Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Retzius, A. J. (1783). Anmärkningar vid. Asteriae genus. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens handlingar.</em> 4, 230-248., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46983423
page(s): 237 [details]