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Silurasterinae (disused)

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae

Taxonomy
Silurasterinae was named by Spencer and Wright (1966). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hudsonasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Silurasterinae Spencer and Wright p. U51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyHudsonasteridae
subfamilySilurasterinae
subfamilySilurasterinae

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.

Subfm. †Silurasterinae Spencer and Wright 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966Aboral arm skeleton with rows of small intermediate ossicles between carinals and superomarginals.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-10 08:43:29
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:43:29
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available