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Asterias (Archaeasterias)

Asteroidea - Asteriidae

Taxonomy
Asterias (Archaeasterias) was named by Müller (1855). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asterias by Müller (1855).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Asterias forbesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Asterias (Archaeasterias) Müller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Tripedicellaria
—Forcipulatida()
familyAsteriidae
subfamilyAsteriinae
genusAsterias
subgenusArchaeasterias

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.

Subg. †Asterias (Archaeasterias) Müller 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available