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Stellaria  Nardo, 1834
Taxonomic Serial No.: 989178

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Astropecten Gray, 1840
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - homonym and junior synonym   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Christopher Mah   
  Notes: Research Collaborator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology (MRC163), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163   
  Reference for: Stellaria    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: WoRMS - World Asteroidea Database, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org   
  Reference for: Stellaria   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146057  
    Echinoderm genus Stellaria Nardo, 1834 is a homonym of mollusk genus Stellaria Schmidt in Möller, 1832 in family Xenophoridae and a parahomonym of (different kingdom, same name as) plant genus Stellaria L.  
 

 

    


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