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Macroporaster matutinus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Asterias matutina was named by Hall (1847). It is not extant. It is the type species of Macroporaster.

It was recombined as Palaeaster matutinus by Hall (1868); it was recombined as Hudsonaster matutinus by Schuchert (1915); it was recombined as Macroporaster matutinus by Blake (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Asterias matutina Hall p. 91 figs. pl. 29 fig. 5
1868Palaeaster matutinus Hall p. 283 figs. pl. 9 fig. 2
1915Hudsonaster matutinus Schuchert pp. 57-59 figs. pl. 2 fig. 2, pl. 3 fig. 3, pl. 5 figs. 1, 2
2018Macroporaster matutinus Blake p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMacroporaster
speciesmatutinus()

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 calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-09 13:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:22:24
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available