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<B><I>sirius</I></B> ([[Ehrenberg, 1841]], p.150) [[Ehrenberg, 1844a|Ehrenberg 1844a]], p.68.&nbsp; Holotype: not designated   Originally <I>[[Dictyocha pentasteria Appendix A|Dictyocha]]</I> subgenus <I>[[Dictyocha subgenus Actiniscus Appendix A|Actiniscus]]</I>, subsequently (and now) <I>Actiniscus</I>, thirdly <I>[[Distephanus sirius Appendix A|Distephanus]]</I> (name not validly published; Appendix A), fourthly <I>[[Gymnaster sirius|Gymnaster]]</I>.&nbsp; Illustrations of this species were provided by [[Ehrenberg, 1854|Ehrenberg (1854]], pl.18, figs.59&ndash;60; and pl.33&ndash;XV, fig.1).&nbsp; For an explanation of earlier treatments of this species in the Lentin and Williams Index, see [[Fensome and Williams, 2004|Fensome and Williams (2004]], p.31).&nbsp; In his synonymy list for this species, [[Sch&#252;tt, 1891|Sch&#252;tt (1891]]) indicated that the name <I>[[Distephanus sirius Appendix A|Distephanus sirius]]</I> was cited by Haeckel (date not specified).&nbsp; [[Dumitric&#259;, 1973|Dumitric&#259; (1973]], p.822) considered <I>[[Dictyocha pentasteria Appendix A|Dictyocha]]</I> (now <I>[[Actiniscus pentasterias|Actiniscus]]</I>) <I>[[Dictyocha pentasteria Appendix A|pentasterius]]</I> to be the questionable taxonomic senior synonym of this species. N.I.A.&nbsp; Age: Miocene.
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<B>Parent:</B> [[Parent Genus::Actiniscus]]<P>
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