Marine Species Traits - Archastropecten rectus (McCoy, 1848) †

Traits taxon details

Archastropecten rectus (McCoy, 1848) †

AphiaID

1519171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519171)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Archastropecten Hess, 1955 †

Original name

Asterias (Astropecten) recta McCoy, 1848 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of ) McCoy, F. (1848). XLII. On Some new Mesozoic Radiata. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> ser. 2, v.2, 7-12: 397-420., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32951473
page(s): 408 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Archastropecten rectus (McCoy, 1848) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519171 on 2025-06-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Archastropecten rectus (McCoy, 1848) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519171 on 2025-06-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-10 01:27:48Z

created

Mah, Christopher

2023-12-27 15:08:07Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (1)
Attributes (3)

original description (of ) McCoy, F. (1848). XLII. On Some new Mesozoic Radiata. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> ser. 2, v.2, 7-12: 397-420., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32951473
page(s): 408 [details]

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