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Protactis

Asteroidea - Hemizonida - Taeniactinidae

Taxonomy
Protactis was named by Spencer (1927). Its type is Baliactis wenlockensis. It is the type genus of Protactininae.

It was assigned to Protactininae by Spencer (1927), Owen (1965).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Protactis Spencer p. 368
1965Protactis Owen p. 560

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHemizonida
familyTaeniactinidae
subfamilyProtactininae
genusProtactis

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.

G. †Protactis Spencer 1927
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Protactis wenlockensis Spencer 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom P. wenlockensis (99373)