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Archastropecten wilckensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten wilckensis was named by de Loriol (1905).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Astropecten wilckensis de Loriol pp. 141-142 figs. pl. 3 fig. 8-9
1929Astropecten wilckensis Valette p. 416
1944Astropecten wilckensis Hérenger p. 45
1955Archastropecten wilckensis Hess pp. 45-46

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

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 wilckensis de Loriol 1905
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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

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (San Luis) Astropecten wilckensis (235482)