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Archastropecten desori

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten desori was named by de Loriol (1874). Its type specimen is Holotype A VII-84-28117, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Archastropecten desori by Hess (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Astropecten desori de Loriol p. 6 figs. pl. 1 fig. 1
1908Astropecten desori Lemoine p. 134
1944Astropecten desori Hérenger p. 45
1955Archastropecten desori Hess p. 32

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

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.

†Archastropecten desori de Loriol 1874
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1955Disc very large, arms wide and short.
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available