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Boxaster wapienensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Boxaster wapienensis was named by Loba and Radwańska (2022). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype MWGUW ZI/71/017, paratypes MWGUW ZI/71/018-021. It is the type species of Boxaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Boxaster wapienensis Loba and Radwańska p. 99 figs. Text-figs 12A–F; 13A–D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusBoxaster
specieswapienensis

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.

Boxaster wapienensis Loba and Radwańska 2022
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Loba and U. Radwańska 2022Paxillosid starfish possessing both supero- and inferomarginals covered with rugosities; superomarginals lateral faces flanging adradially, creating a hollow space on the internal side of the plate; fasciolar grooves present on the inferomarginal plates; shallower and narrower fasciolar grooves are present also on proximal sides of intermediate superomarginals.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:56
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:31:00
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available