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Doraster mizunoi

Asteroidea - Zoroasteridae

Taxonomy
Doraster mizunoi was named by Kato and Oji (2013). Its type specimen is Holotype NUM-Fa 0175, paratypes NUM-Fa 0176a, 0176b, 0177, 0178 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Doraster mizunoi Kato and Oji p. 332 figs. Fig 2A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
familyZoroasteridae
genusDoraster
speciesmizunoi

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.

Doraster mizunoi Kato and Oji 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Kato and T. Oji 2013Doraster with small disk, large stellate aboral plates, especially the central one which is typically pentastellate, and long and slender arms.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available