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Chrispaulia spinosa

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Goniopectinidae

Taxonomy
Chrispaulia spinosa was named by Gale and Jagt (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype Nds LH 105.107, paratypes NHMUK PI EE 17998–18004.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Chrispaulia spinosa Gale and Jagt p. 176 figs. Fig. 13D–E, H–O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
Cribellina()
familyGoniopectinidae
genusChrispaulia
speciesspinosa

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.

Chrispaulia spinosa Gale and Jagt 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021Chrispaulia in which distal inferomarginals bear an oblique row of large, bifi d spine attachment sites, which carried long, fl attened spines.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:33:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:32:01
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available