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Encrinaster eifelensis

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Aspidosoma eifelense was named by Schöndorf (1910).

It was recombined as Encrinaster eifelensis by Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1930), Owen (1965) and Jell and Theron (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Aspidosoma eifelense Schöndorf pp. 34, 63 figs. pl. 1 fig. 5
1915Encrinaster eifelensis Schuchert p. 244
1930Encrinaster eifelensis Spencer pp. 424-425 figs. text-fig. 273
1965Encrinaster eifelensis Owen p. 553
1999Encrinaster eifelensis Jell and Theron p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster
specieseifelensis()

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.

Encrinaster eifelensis Schöndorf 1910
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available