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Valettaster planus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae

Taxonomy
Valettaster planus was named by Loba and Radwańska (2022). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype MWGUW ZI/71/013, paratype MWGUW ZI/71/014.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Valettaster planus Loba and Radwańska p. 94 figs. Text-fig. 6A, B

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

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.

Valettaster planus Loba and Radwańska 2022
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Loba and U. Radwańska 2022A species of Valettaster which is characterised by small abactinal plates with proportionally large, flat outer faces covered with relatively large and widely spaced crater-like granular pits; lateral faces irregularly digitated and short.
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