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Echinaster jacobseni

Asteroidea - Echinasteridae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Echinaster jacobseni Rasmussen pp. 57-58 figs. pl. 5 fig. 14, pl. 12 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
familyEchinasteridae
genusEchinaster
speciesjacobseni

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.

Echinaster jacobseni Rasmussen 1972
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2009-09-04 11:53:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 13:53:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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