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Zoroaster whangareiensis

Asteroidea - Zoroasteridae

Taxonomy
Zoroaster whangareiensis was named by Eagle (2006). Its type specimen is AU18054, E655 (Q07/f144), a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Whangarei Harbour, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Ruatangata Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Zoroaster whangareiensis Eagle p. 84 figs. Fis 2-7, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
familyZoroasteridae
genusZoroaster
specieswhangareiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (North Island) Zoroaster whangareiensis (type locality: 204562)