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Paragonaster haldixoni

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Paragonaster haldixoni was named by Jagt et al. (2014). Its type specimen is UF 11750 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Tarleton Point, which is in a Miocene deep-water sandstone in the Grand Bay Formation of Grenada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Paragonaster haldixoni Jagt et al. p. 38 figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusParagonaster
specieshaldixoni

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.

Paragonaster haldixoni Jagt et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Paragonaster haldixoni (type locality: 209746)