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Promopalaeaster magnificus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster magnificus was named by Miller (1884). Its type specimen is Types NMNH PAL 40883 and is not a trace fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. quadriserialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Palaeaster magnificus Miller p. 16 figs. pl. 4 fig. 3
1915Promopalaeaster magnificus Schuchert pp. 122-125 figs. Pl. 21 fig. 1, pl. 22 fig. 1, pl. 23 figs. 1-3

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

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