MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777

Asteroidea name details

Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777

AphiaID

123770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123770)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Anseropoda Nardo, 1834

Parent

Asterias Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 62 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123770 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2009-01-04 05:20:04Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

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Sources (3)
Links (1)

original description Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. London. i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 62 [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 IMIS) [details]

additional source Clark, A. M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 4: 187-366. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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