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Codaster whitei

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Codaster whitei was named by Hall (1861).

It was recombined as Orophocrinus whitei by Whitfield (1895); it was recombined as Hadroblastus whitei by Macurda (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Codaster whitei Hall p. 327
1895Orophocrinus whitei Whitfield p. 36 figs. pl. 3, figs. 25-28,
1983Hadroblastus whitei Macurda pp. 118 - 120 figs. Pl. 24, figs. 1-16; PI. 25, figs. 1-5, 10,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyCodasteridaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusCodasterM'Coy 1849
specieswhitei

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.

Codaster whitei Hall 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available