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Goniaster marginatus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Goniaster marginatus was named by Forbes (1848). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Goniaster marginatus Forbes p. 475
1849Goniaster marginatus Forbes figs. pl. 3, fig. 2
1852Goniaster marginatus Forbes p. 31 figs. pl. 4, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
subfamilyGoniasterinae
genusGoniaster
speciesmarginatus

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.

Goniaster marginatus Forbes 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available