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Savignaster septemtrionalis

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Savignaster septemtrionalis was named by Rousseau et al. (2018). Its type specimen is Holotype PMO 218.000, paratypes PMO 217.976, PMO 217.977, PMO 217.978, PMO 218.008 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Savignaster septemtrionalis Rousseau et al. p. 9 figs. fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
Chevronida
Velatida()
Pterasteridae()
genusSavignaster
speciesseptemtrionalis

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.

Savignaster septemtrionalis Rousseau et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Rousseau et al. 2018Savignaster in which the ambulacral bases and shafts are very elongated and poorly differentiated.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanic, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Depth habitat: subthermoclineo
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-09-04 12:22:18
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:22:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available