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Alkaidia megaungula

Asteroidea - Zorocallida - Terminasteridae

Taxonomy
Alkaidia megaungula was named by Ewin and Gale (2020). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMUK PI EE 15225a, 15224 a–b, 15225b–m, EE 15226 a–b, EE 15229 a–g, EE 15231, EE 16034.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Alkaidia megaungula Ewin and Gale p. 944 figs. figs 9, 10.3, 11, 12.6, 12.7, 13.5, 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderForcipulatacea
orderZorocallida
familyTerminasteridae
genusAlkaidia
speciesmegaungula

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.

†Alkaidia megaungula Ewin and Gale 2020
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available