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Promopalaeaster speciosus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster speciosus was named by Meek (1872). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MCZ 18059.

It was recombined as Promopalaeaster speciosus by Schuchert (1915).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Palaeaster speciosus Meek p. 277
1915Promopalaeaster speciosus Schuchert pp. 109-112 figs. pl. 14 figs. 3, 4, pl. 15 figs. 1-4

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

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.

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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, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available