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Helianthaster rhenanus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Helianthasteridae

Taxonomy
Helianthaster rhenanus was named by Roemer (1864). It is the type species of Helianthaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Helianthaster rhenanus Roemer p. 147 figs. pl. 28
1876Helianthaster rhenanus Quenstedt p. 82 figs. pl. 93 fig. 32
1886Helianthaster rhenanus Stürtz pp. 81-82 figs. pl. 8 fig. 3a
1890Helianthaster rhenanus Stürtz pp. 218-219 figs. pl. 26 figs. 14a, 15a, pl. 27 fig. 14
1893Helianthaster rhenanus Stürtz pp. 12, 30
1900Helianthaster rhenanus Gregory p. 258
1909Helianthaster rhenanus Schöndorf pp. 34-35
1910Helianthaster rhenanus Schöndorf p. 34
1914Helianthaster rhenanus Schuchert p. 21
1915Helianthaster rhenanus Schuchert pp. 158-159
1916Helianthaster rhenanus Ruedemann p. 42
1930Helianthaster rhenanus Spencer pp. 389-392 figs. text-figs. 249-251, pl. 24 fig. 9, pl. 25 fig. 4
1957Helianthaster rhenanus Lehmann pp. 91-93 figs. pl. 30 fig. 1-4, pl. 31 fig. 1-2
1965Helianthaster rhenanus Owen p. 561
2009Helianthaster rhenanus Blake p. 304 figs. fig 1b-h, 2a-i, 3a-d
2018Helianthaster rhenanus Blake p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyHelianthasteridae
genusHelianthaster
speciesrhenanus

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.

†Helianthaster rhenanus Roemer 1864
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Helianthaster rhenanus (26904)