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Medinaster orbiculus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Medinaster orbiculus was named by Eckert (1984). It is not extant. It is the type species of Medinaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Medinaster orbiculus Eckert
2018Medinaster orbiculus Blake p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMedinaster
speciesorbiculusEckert 1984

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.

Medinaster orbiculus Eckert 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Llandovery or 443.10000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Medinaster orbiculus (3493)