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Pentasteria gataui

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten gataui was named by de Loriol (1887).

It was recombined as Archastropecten gataui by Hess (1955); it was recombined as Pentasteria gataui by Breton (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Astropecten gataui de Loriol p. 319 figs. pl. 2 fig. 1
1929Astropecten gataui Valette p. 416
1955Archastropecten gataui Hess p. 43
1997Pentasteria gataui Breton p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusPentasteria
speciesgataui()

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.

Pentasteria gataui de Loriol 1887
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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: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available