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Promopalaeaster prenuntius

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Promopalaeaster prenuntius was named by Schuchert (1915). Its type specimen is at the State University of Kentucky and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Promopalaeaster prenuntius Schuchert p. 102 figs. pl. 13 fig. 3, pl. 15 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPromopalaeasteridae
genusPromopalaeaster
speciesprenuntius

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.

Promopalaeaster prenuntius Schuchert 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:00
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available