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Taeniactininae (disused)

Asteroidea - Hemizonida - Taeniactinidae

Taxonomy
Taeniactininae was named by Spencer (1927). Its type is Taeniactis.

It was assigned to Taeniactinidae by Spencer (1927), Lehmann (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Taeniactininae Spencer pp. 369-370
1957Taeniactininae Lehmann p. 81

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

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.

Subfm. †Taeniactininae Spencer 1927
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available