MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871

ERMS name details

Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871

AphiaID

124026 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124026)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Goniaster tessellatus (Lamarck, 1816)

Rank

Species

Parent

Goniaster L. Agassiz, 1836

Orig. name

Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1871). Art. XIX. Brief contributions to zoology from the museum of Yale College. No. XV. Descriptions of starfishes and ophiurans from the Atlantic coasts of America and Africa. American Journal of Science and Arts. ser. 3, 2: 130-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820990
page(s): 131 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124026 on 2024-04-19

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Goniaster africanus Verrill, 1871. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124026 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-30 03:03:03Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1871). Art. XIX. Brief contributions to zoology from the museum of Yale College. No. XV. Descriptions of starfishes and ophiurans from the Atlantic coasts of America and Africa. American Journal of Science and Arts. ser. 3, 2: 130-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820990
page(s): 131 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in RoR) [details]

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