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Arthraster spenceri

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Chaetasteridae

Taxonomy
Arthraster spenceri was named by Mercier (1935). Its type specimen is Destroyed. Originally at Le Havre and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Arthraster spenceri Mercier p. 46 figs. pl. 2 fig. 17a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyChaetasteridae
genusArthraster
speciesspenceri

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.

Arthraster spenceri Mercier 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2006-06-10 06:10:54
Modified: 2006-06-10 08:10:54
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Villier 2010, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Arthraster spenceri (72284)