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Asterolampra stellata Greville 1860, p. 124; pl. 4, fig. 20
StatusInvalid
CommentsNom. prov. Greville notes: “I shall not attempt a formal character, but it may bear, for the sake of convenience, the provisional name of A. stellata.”
Published inGreville, R.K. 1860 [ref. 000408]. A monograph of the genus Asterolampra, including Asteromphalus and Spatangidium. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London 8:102-124, pls III, IV.
TypeBM 1938, 1939, 1951, syntypesClick here to view INA card. Click here to check this name in the INA website.
Type LocalityIndian Ocean soundingsLanguage of descriptionE
CollectorAssessment of record accuracylikely accurate
List of nomenclatural synonymsAsteromphalus stellatus (Greville) Ralfs in Pritchard 1861