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Punkaster ruegenensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae

Taxonomy
Punkaster ruegenensis was named by Gale and Jagt (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype SNSB-BGSP 2020 XLV 31.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Punkaster ruegenensis Gale and Jagt pp. 172-174 figs. Figs 12A–I, L–M

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

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 ruegenensis Gale and Jagt 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021Punkaster gen. nov. in which the proximal supero- and inferomarginals form fused pairs; distally, they are separate. Large marginal spine bases absent.
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