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Arceoaster

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Hudsonasteridae

Taxonomy
Arceoaster was named by Blake and Sprinkle (2021). It is not extant. Its type is Arceoaster hintei.

It was assigned to Hudsonasteridae by Blake and Sprinkle (2021).

Species
A. hintei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Arceoaster Blake and Sprinkle p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyHudsonasteridae
genusArceoaster

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. †Arceoaster Blake and Sprinkle 2021
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†Arceoaster hintei Blake and Sprinkle 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-10-10 08:43:29
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:43:29
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) A. hintei (216866)