Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
The initial diagnosis of Segenza (1880) was taken up without change by Meneghini (1886) but is too succinct to allow identification of the species.
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Alternative combinations: Astropecten (Crenaster) crenulatus, Crenaster crenulatus
Full reference: G. Seguenza. 1880. Le Formazioni terziarie nella provincia di Reggio (Calabria). Memorie della Reale Accademia dei Lincei 1877:1-433
Belongs to Astropecten according to H. Hess 1955
See also Meneghini 1886, Seguenza 1880 and von Linstow 1909
Sister taxa: Astropecten adriaticus, Astropecten aranciaca, Astropecten armatus, Astropecten bathonicus, Astropecten betzensteinensis, Astropecten bispinosus, Astropecten bononiensis, Astropecten castellanensis, Astropecten casterasi, Astropecten corroyi, Astropecten delaunayi, Astropecten forbesi, Astropecten foveolatus, Astropecten granulatus, Astropecten helveticus, Astropecten irregularis, Astropecten linati, Astropecten matilijaensis, Astropecten montalionis, Astropecten montanus, Astropecten moutieri, Astropecten navodicensis, Astropecten ornatus, Astropecten petrobonae, Astropecten pichleri, Astropecten piveteaui, Astropecten porosus, Astropecten scupini, Astropecten soldanii, Astropecten taurolaevis, Astropecten verrucosus
Type specimen: unknown
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astropecten crenulatus in the database
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