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Pseudarchaster discus

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Pseudarchasteridae

Taxonomy
Pentagonaster discus was named by Fischer (1911). It is extant. It is the type species of Pseudarchaster.

It was recombined as Pseudarchaster discus by Eagle (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Pentagonaster discus Fischer
1999Pseudarchaster discus Eagle p. 551

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyPseudarchasteridae()
genusPseudarchaster
speciesdiscus(Fischer 1911)

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.

Pseudarchaster discus Fischer 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubf
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: marinesubf
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watersubf
Dispersal 2: planktonicsubf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:07:13
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:17:52
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available