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Metopaster medius

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Metopaster medius was named by Breton and Néraudeau (2008). Its type specimen is Holotype MHNH 9144 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Metopaster medius Breton and Néraudeau pp. 330-331 figs. figs. 3.1, 4.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusMetopaster
speciesmedius

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.

Metopaster medius Breton and Néraudeau 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton and D. Néraudeau 2008Distalmost superomarginal longer than wide, with a rectangular trapezoidal profile in abactinal view, articulated with a single enlarged penultimate and a small distalmost inferomarginal plates. External face with a well-defined central area and ornament of sparsely distributed granule-pits.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available