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Schoenaster wachsmuthi

Asteroidea - Cryptozonia - Schoenasteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Schoenaster wachsmuthi Meek and Worthen p. 259
1868Schoenaster wachsmuthi Meek and Worthen p. 499 figs. pl. 17 fig. 4
1892Schoenaster wachsmuthi Miller p. 682 figs. fig. 1246
1915Schoenaster wachsmuthi Schuchert pp. 205-206 figs. pl. 33 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderCryptozonia
superfamilySchuchertiacea
familySchoenasteridae
genusSchoenaster()
specieswachsmuthi

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.

Schoenaster wachsmuthi Meek and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
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