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Diclidaster

Asteroidea - Valvasteridae

Taxonomy
Diclidaster was named by de Loriol (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-u Sepkoski's reference number: 934]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Valvasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteropseidae by Gale (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Diclidaster de Loriol p. 176
1966Diclidaster Spencer and Wright p. 70
2002Diclidaster Sepkoski
2011Diclidaster Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
suborderLeptognathina
familyValvasteridae
genusDiclidaster

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.

G. †Diclidaster de Loriol 1897
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Diclidaster gevreyi de Loriol 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-02 03:15:13
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:46:48
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France D. gevreyi (78715)