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Taeniaster elegans

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Taeniaster elegans was named by Miller (1882). Its type specimen is Syntypes USNM 40878 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. beneckei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Taeniaster elegans Miller p. 41 figs. pl. 1 fig. 6
1896Taeniaster elegans James p. 139
1908Taeniaster elegans Parks p. 371
1915Taeniaster elegans Schuchert p. 221
1934Taeniaster elegans Spencer p. 491

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusTaeniaster
specieselegans

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.

†Taeniaster elegans Miller 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Taeniaster elegans (173296)