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Drepanaster schohariae

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Taeniaster schohariae was named by Ruedemann (1912). Its type specimen is Holotype at the New York State Collections, Alabany and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Drepanaster schohariae by Spencer (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Taeniaster schohariae Ruedemann p. 88 figs. pl. 3 fig. 1
1915Taeniaster schohariae Schuchert pp. 220-221
1940Drepanaster schohariae Spencer p. 500

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusDrepanaster()
speciesschohariae()

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.

†Drepanaster schohariae Ruedemann 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available