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Archastropecten wittsii

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten wittsii was named by Wright (1863). Its type specimen is Holotype BNHM E 1637 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Archastropecten wittsii by Hess (1955); it was recombined as Pentasteria (Archastropecten) wittsii by Lewis (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Astropecten wittsii Wright pp. 120-121 figs. pl. 9 fig. 2
1944Astropecten wittsii Hérenger p. 43
1955Archastropecten wittsii Hess p. 46
1993Pentasteria (Archastropecten) wittsii Lewis p. 63

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

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 wittsii Wright 1863
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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