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Eosphaeraster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae

Taxonomy
Eosphaeraster was named by Gale (2021). It is not extant. Its type is Eosphaeraster amellagensis.

It was assigned to Sphaerasteridae by Gale (2021).

Species
E. amellagensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Eosphaeraster Gale pp. 710-714

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familySphaerasteridae
genusEosphaeraster

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. †Eosphaeraster Gale 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2021Sphaerasterida in which the large proximal abactinals (pr, pir) carry two to six ramifying, candelabra-like papular notches on the corners only; more distal abactinals have numerous, evenly spaced vertical papular notches on all margins.
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