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Argentinaster

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Taxonomy
Argentinaster was named by Ruedemann (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: D l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ophiurinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Argentinaster Ruedemann
1966Argentinaster Spencer and Wright p. U93
2002Argentinaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderChilophiurina()
familyOphiurinidae
genusArgentinaster

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. †Argentinaster Ruedemann 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Devonian or 419.20000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Argentina (Jachal) A. bodenbenderi (39230)