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Taeniactis wenlocki

Asteroidea - Euaxosida

Taxonomy
Taeniactis wenlocki was named by Spencer (1922). Its type specimen is Lectotype RSM 1897.32.498 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Taeniactis wenlocki Spencer figs. pl. 17 figs. 4, 5
1927Taeniactis wenlocki Spencer pp. 380-383 figs. text-figs. 245-247
1965Taeniactis wenlocki Owen p. 561
2007Taeniactis wenlocki Lewis et al. p. 41 figs. fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
genusTaeniactis
specieswenlocki

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.

Taeniactis wenlocki Spencer 1922
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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

Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Taeniactis wenlocki (99373 224104)