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Palasteriscinae (disused)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Platanasteridae

Taxonomy
Palasteriscinae was named by Dean Shackleton (2005). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Dean Shackleton (2005).

It was assigned to Palasteriscidae by Dean Shackleton (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Palasteriscinae Dean Shackleton p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPlatanasteridae
subfamilyPalasteriscinae
subfamilyPalasteriscinae

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. †Palasteriscinae Dean Shackleton 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-09 01:28:30
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:44:06
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1994
Collections
No collection or age range data are available