Astropecten montalionis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Astropectinidae) was first described by Giuseppe Meneghini in 1852 (as Crenaster montalionis), the description following the donation by the municipality of Montaione (Tuscany, Central Italy) of a sandstone slab with an embedded fossil starfish specimen to the Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Pisa. This slab was previously embedded in the floor of the main square of Montaione, in front of the church of S. Regolo, and for a long time it was eroded and damaged by pedestrian passage. Unfortunately, the specimen has never been figured in the literature. This fossil is here redescribed, taxonomically re-evaluated, and figured.
Redescription and first illustration of the holotype of Astropecten montalionis (Meneghini, 1852) [Paxillosida: Astropectinidae]
Collareta A.Secondo
2018-01-01
Abstract
Astropecten montalionis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Astropectinidae) was first described by Giuseppe Meneghini in 1852 (as Crenaster montalionis), the description following the donation by the municipality of Montaione (Tuscany, Central Italy) of a sandstone slab with an embedded fossil starfish specimen to the Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Università di Pisa. This slab was previously embedded in the floor of the main square of Montaione, in front of the church of S. Regolo, and for a long time it was eroded and damaged by pedestrian passage. Unfortunately, the specimen has never been figured in the literature. This fossil is here redescribed, taxonomically re-evaluated, and figured.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
