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Punkaster spinifera

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae

Taxonomy
Punkaster spinifera was named by Gale and Jagt (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype NHMM JJ 11736. It is the type species of Punkaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Punkaster spinifera Gale and Jagt p. 168 figs. Figs 9–11, 12J–K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyBenthopectinidae
genusPunkaster
speciesspinifera

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.

†Punkaster spinifera Gale and Jagt 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021Punkaster in which the marginal ossicles carry 1–2 cylindrical spine bases, which bore conical spines.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available