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Staurasterias

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae

Taxonomy
Staurasterias was named by Blake (2017). It is not extant. Its type is Staurasterias elegans.

It was assigned to Urasterellidae by Blake (2017), Blake (2018), Blake and Koniecki (2020).

Species
S. elegans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Staurasterias Blake
2018Staurasterias Blake p. 35
2020Staurasterias Blake and Koniecki p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyUrasterellidae
genusStaurasteriasBlake 2017

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. †Staurasterias Blake 2017
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†Staurasterias elegans Blake 2017
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) S. elegans (211922)