MolluscaBase - Astralium (Imperator) Montfort, 1810

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Astralium (Imperator) Montfort, 1810

AphiaID

1651181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651181)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Astraea Röding, 1798

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Astralium Link, 1807

Original name

Imperator Montfort, 1810

Direct children (2)

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Species Astralium (Imperator) johnstoni Pritchard, 1896 † accepted as Astraea johnstoni (Pritchard, 1896) † accepted as Astraea hudsoniana (R. M. Johnston, 1888) †
Species Astralium (Imperator) undosum Chapman, 1912 † accepted as Bellastraea undosa (Chapman, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Imperator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Astralium (Imperator) Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651181 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-03-31 19:31:34Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-12-30 18:56:07Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2025-07-11 16:48:23Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (1)

original description (of Imperator Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 [details]