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Palasterina follmanni

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Palasterina follmanni was named by Stürtz (1890). It is the type species of Pseudopalasterina.

It was recombined as Pseudopalasterina follmanni by Stürtz (1893), Schuchert (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Palasterina follmanni Stürtz p. 226 figs. pl. 29 figs. 29-31
1893Pseudopalasterina follmanni Stürtz
1915Pseudopalasterina follmanni Schuchert p. 157
1922Palasterina follmanni Spencer pp. 235-236 figs. text-fig. 171, pl. 16 fig. 3-7
1957Palasterina follmanni Lehmann pp. 100-103 figs. pl. 33 figs. 3-5
1965Palasterina follmanni Owen p. 563

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusPalasterina
speciesfollmanni

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.

Palasterina follmanni Stürtz 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Palasterina follmanni (26904)