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Lepidasterina gracilis

Asteroidea - Euaxosida

Taxonomy
Lepidasterina gracilis was named by Ruedemann (1916). Its type specimen is Syntypes NYSM 7738, 7739 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Lepidasterina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Lepidasterina gracilis Ruedemann pp. 42-44 figs. pl. 10 figs. 1-4
1927Lepidasterina gracilis Spencer p. 366
1965Lepidasterina gracilis Owen p. 544

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
genusLepidasterina
speciesgracilis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lepidasterina gracilis Ruedemann 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available