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Eugasterella logani

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Eugaster logani was named by Hall (1868). It is the type species of Eugasterella.

It was synonymized subjectively with Protaster sedgwickii by Spencer (1934); it was recombined as Eugasterella logani by Schuchert (1914), Schuchert (1915), Jell and Theron (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Eugaster logani Hall p. 290
1914Eugasterella logani Schuchert p. 19
1915Eugasterella logani Schuchert pp. 238-239
1999Eugasterella logani Jell and Theron p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusEugasterella
specieslogani()

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.

Eugasterella logani Hall 1868
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available