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Lophidiaster silentiensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Lophidiaster silentiensis was named by McLearn (1944). Its type specimen is holotype: 8995, Geological Survey, Ottawa and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starfish Creek, Peace River canyon, which is in an Albian marine shale/sandstone in the Hasler Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Lophidiaster silentiensis McLearn p. 133 figs. pl. 1 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
subfamilyAstropectininae
genusLophidiaster
speciessilentiensis

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.

Lophidiaster silentiensis McLearn 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:56
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:31:00
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990

Age range: Albian or 113.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Lophidiaster silentiensis (type locality: 99351)