View source for Actiniscus pentasterias

<nowiki>*</nowiki><B><I>pentasterias</I></B> ([[Ehrenberg, 1841]], p.111,149) [[Ehrenberg, 1844a]], p.68.&nbsp; Holotype: not designated.&nbsp; Originally <I>[[Dictyocha elegans Appendix A|Dictyocha]]</I> subgenus <I>[[Dictyocha subgenus Actiniscus Appendix A|Actiniscus]]</I> (Appendix A), subsequently (and now) <I>Actiniscus</I>, thirdly <I>[[Gymnaster pentasterias|Gymnaster]]</I>.&nbsp; [[Downie and Sarjeant, 1965|Downie and Sarjeant (1965]], p.82) retained this species in <I>Actiniscus</I>.&nbsp; Illustrations of this species were provided by [[Ehrenberg, 1854|Ehrenberg (1854]], pl.18, fig.61; pl.19, fig.45; pl.20, fig.48; pl 33 (XVII), fig.1 and pl.33 (XVIII), fig.1.&nbsp; [[Dumitric&#259;, 1973|Dumitric&#259; (1973]], p.822) considered <I>[[Dictyocha elegans Appendix A|Dictyocha]]</I> (now <I>[[Actiniscus elegans|Actiniscus]]</I>) <I>[[Dictyocha elegans Appendix A|elegans]]</I> and <I>[[Dictyocha sirius Appendix A|Dictyocha]]</I> (now <I>[[Actiniscus sirius|Actiniscus]]</I>) <I>[[Dictyocha sirius Appendix A|sirius]]</I> to be questionable taxonomic junior synonyms of this species.&nbsp; Age: Pliocene.
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