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Rugosphaeraster ruegensis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae

Taxonomy
Rugosphaeraster ruegensis was named by Gale (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype SNSB-BGSP 2020 XLV4; paratypes SNSB-BGSP 2020 XLV5-18. It is the type species of Rugosphaeraster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Rugosphaeraster ruegensis Gale p. 739 figs. Fig. 26A–Q

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

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.

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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