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Clarkeasteridae

Asteroidea - Kermasida - Clarkeasteridae

Taxonomy
Clarkeasterinae was named by Blake (2018). It is not extant. Its type is Clarkeaster.

It was reranked as the family Clarkeasteridae by Blake (2018).

It was assigned to Mesopalaeasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Kermasida by Blake (2018).

Subtaxa
Clarkeaster (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Clarkeasterinae Spencer and Wright p. U51
2018Clarkeasteridae Blake p. 48
2018Clarkeasterinae Blake p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderKermasida
familyClarkeasteridae()
familyClarkeasteridae()

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.

Fm. †Clarkeasteridae Blake 2018
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G. †Clarkeaster Ruedemann 1916
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available