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Actinophyma spectabile

Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae

Taxonomy
Actinophyma spectabile was named by Cotteau and Gauthier (1895).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Actinophyma spectabile Cotteau and Gauthier
1895Cyphosoma persicum Cotteau and Gauthier
1995Actinophyma spectabile Smith p. 168 figs. Pl 12, figs 4-7; pl 13, figs 4,5; text-fig 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Calycina(Gregory 1900)
suborderPhymosomatoida()
familyPhymosomatidae
genusActinophyma
speciesspectabileCotteau and Gauthier 1895

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.

Actinophyma spectabile Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
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Invalid names: Cyphosoma persicum Cotteau and Gauthier 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingsubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:22
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:47:39
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available