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Kionaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Asterodiscididae

Taxonomy
Kionaster was named by Blake and Portell (2011). Its type is Kionaster petersonae.

It was assigned to Asterodiscididae by Blake and Portell (2011).

Species
K. petersonae (type species)
Entered
by L. Villier on 2011-06-30; modified by L. Villier on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Kionaster Blake and Portell p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyAsterodiscididae
genusKionaster

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.

G. †Kionaster Blake and Portell 2011
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†Kionaster petersonae Blake and Portell 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and R. W. Portell 2011As for the type species
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: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) K. petersonae (89576)