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Encrinaster laevidiscus

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Encrinaster laevidiscus was named by Lehmann (1957). Its type specimen is Holotype G.L. 133, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Encrinaster laevidiscus Lehmann p. 31 figs. pl. 5 figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster
specieslaevidiscus

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.

†Encrinaster laevidiscus Lehmann 1957
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
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