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Pulcinellaster lukowensis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Pulcinellaster lukowensis was named by Villier (2008). Its type specimen is Holotype GIUS 8-3460As/Pl1, 4 paratypes GIUS 8-3460As/Pl2-5 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lukow, Podlasie region, Lubelskie, which is in a Callovian transition zone/lower shoreface claystone in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Pulcinellaster lukowensis Villier pp. 152-153 figs. 1.14 -1.17, 2.6-2.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusPulcinellaster
specieslukowensis

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.

Pulcinellaster lukowensis Villier 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Villier 2008Pulcinellaster with marginal tall, upright plates of small size. Abactinal bulge regularly convex and stretched in the plate axis. External face with dense fine granule pits.
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

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Pulcinellaster lukowensis (type locality: 63064)