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Onychaster asper

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Onychasteridae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Onychaster asper Miller p. 680 figs. fig. 1240
1897Onychaster asper Miller p. 749 figs. fig. 1366
1915Onychaster asper Schuchert p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderPhrynophiurida
suborderEuryalina
familyOnychasteridae
genusOnychaster
speciesasper

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.

Onychaster asper Miller 1892
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:11:59
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:11:59
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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