World Echinoidea Database - Hesperaster H.L. Clark, 1938 †

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Hesperaster H.L. Clark, 1938 †

Ammotrophus arachnoides Plate 27 (Clark, 1938) (cropped)

AphiaID

738773 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:738773)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Accepted name

Ammotrophus H.L. Clark, 1928

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ammotrophinae Durham, 1955

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Species Hesperaster crassus H.L. Clark, 1938 † accepted as Ammotrophus crassus (H.L. Clark, 1938) † (parent taxon considered a junior synonym of Ammotrophus)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780
page(s): 411 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Hesperaster H.L. Clark, 1938 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738773 on 2025-05-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Hesperaster H.L. Clark, 1938 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738773 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

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2013-09-01 19:51:16Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2020-02-24 08:10:14Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2021-01-10 20:04:13Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780
page(s): 411 [details]

basis of record Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). (2011). The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory [details]

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Ammotrophus arachnoides Plate 27 (Clark, 1938) (cropped)

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