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Promopalaeaster spinulosus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster spinulosus was named by Miller and Dyer (1878). Its type specimen is Holotype MCZ 108060 and is not a trace fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Palaeaster longibrachiatus Miller p. 102 figs. pl. 3 fig. 4
1878Palaeaster spinulosus Miller and Dyer p. 32 figs. pl. 2, fig. 12
1915Promopalaeaster spinulosus Schuchert pp. 115-117 figs. pl. 16 fig. 2, pl. 17 fig. 1, 2, pl. 18 figs. 1-3

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

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 spinulosus Miller and Dyer 1878
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Invalid names: Palaeaster longibrachiatus Miller 1878 [synonym]
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