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Antillaster vaughani

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Asterostomatidae

Taxonomy
Eupatagus vaughani was named by Jackson (1922).

It was recombined as Antillaster vaughani by Kier (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Eupatagus vaughani Jackson
1951Antillaster herrerae Sanchez Roig
1952Antillaster guevarai Sanchez Roig
1953Antillaster expansus Sanchez Roig
1984Antillaster vaughani Kier p. 140

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderBrissidina
familyAsterostomatidae
genusAntillaster
speciesvaughani(Jackson 1922)

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.

Antillaster vaughani Jackson 1922
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Invalid names: Antillaster expansus Sanchez Roig 1953 [synonym], Antillaster guevarai Sanchez Roig 1952 [synonym], Antillaster herrerae Sanchez Roig 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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