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Meturaster

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae

Taxonomy
Meturaster was named by Blake et al. (2016). It is not extant. Its type is Meturaster belli.

It was assigned to Urasterellidae by Blake et al. (2016), Blake (2018), Blake and Koniecki (2020).

Species
M. belli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Meturaster Blake et al.
2018Meturaster Blake p. 37
2020Meturaster Blake and Koniecki p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyUrasterellidae
genusMeturasterBlake et al. 2016

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. †Meturaster Blake et al. 2016
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Meturaster belli Blake et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-08 02:28:25
Modified: 2009-09-08 04:28:25
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake and Rozhnov 2007, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2USA (Nevada) M. belli (216847)