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Stenaster confluens

Ophiuroidea - Stenasteridae

Taxonomy
Stenaster confluens was named by Trautschold (1879).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Stenaster confluens Trautschold p. 11 figs. pl. 2 fig. 5
1909Stenaster confluens Schöndorf p. 337
1915Stenaster confluens Schuchert p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyStenasteridae
genusStenaster
speciesconfluens

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.

†Stenaster confluens Trautschold 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederg
Diet 2: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:16:27
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:16:27
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
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