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Kolataster

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Kolataster was named by Blake et al. (2020). Its type is Kolataster perplexus.

It was assigned to Palasterinidae by Blake et al. (2020).

Species
K. perplexus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Kolataster Blake et al. p. 741

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusKolataster

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. †Kolataster Blake et al. 2020
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Kolataster perplexus Blake et al. 2020
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D.B. Blake et al. 2020As for genus by monotypy
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