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Archastropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis was named by Wright (1863). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Archastropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis by Hess (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Astropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis Wright pp. 118-120 figs. pl. 6 fig. 1
1955Archastropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis Hess p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusArchastropecten
speciescotteswoldiae()
subspeciesstamfordensis()

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.

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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 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available