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Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Comptes rendus 112 (21): 1227.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Echinodermata
class
Asteroidea
order
Velatida
family
Pterasteridae
genus
Pteraster
species
Pteraster obscurus

Name

Synonyms
Hexaster obscurus Perrier, 1891
Pteraster hexactis Verrill, 1894
Temnaster hexactis (Verrill, 1894)
Homonyms
Pteraster obscurus (Perrier, 1891)
Common names
Obscure cushion star in English
Птерастер темный in Russian
Obscure cushion star in English
Птерастер темный in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
  2. D'yakonov, A. M., 1950: Sea Stars (Asteroids) of the USSR Seas. Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, no. 34. vi + 183.
  3. Fisher, Walter Kenrick, 1911: Asteroidea of the North Pacific and Adjacent Waters, Part 1. Phanerozonia and Spinulosa. United States National Museum Bulletin, no. 76. vi + 419.
  4. Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351.
  5. Sundkvist (2014) Mejl angående två nya marina evertebrater. 2014-02-11.
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