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Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus was named by Schuchert (1915). Its type specimen is Cotypes are in the Museum of Yale University and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus Schuchert pp. 82-83 figs. pl. 4 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMesopalaeaster
specieslanceolatus

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.

Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus Schuchert 1915
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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

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus (340)