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Medusaster rhenanus

Stenuroidea - Palaeuridae

Taxonomy
Medusaster rhenanus was named by Stürtz (1890). It is the type species of Medusaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Medusaster rhenanus Stürtz p. 228 figs. pl. 31 figs. 34, 35
1915Medusaster rhenanus Schuchert p. 212
1957Medusaster rhenanus Lehmann pp. 94-99 figs. text-fig. 23, pl. 32 figs. 1-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
suborderParophiurina()
familyPalaeuridae
genusMedusaster
speciesrhenanus

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.

†Medusaster rhenanus Stürtz 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilesubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: carnivoresubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:38:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:38:42
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Medusaster rhenanus (26904)