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Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)

213530  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213530)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de. (1816). Asterie. <em>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertebres.</em> 2: 547-568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13299321
page(s): 556 [details] 
Description Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General...  
Description Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, endemic in Australia, depth range 0-9 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213530 on 2025-05-11
Date
action
by
1997-04-01 13:22:26Z
created
2000-09-26 07:19:20Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2008-01-25 09:35:43Z
changed

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Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de. (1816). Asterie. <em>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertebres.</em> 2: 547-568., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13299321
page(s): 556 [details] 

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, endemic in Australia, depth range 0-9 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Holotype Holotype (probable) in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Type locality: unknown (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
According to Clark & Rowe (1971), the western Indian Ocean records neeed verification. [details]
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