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Viridisaster

Asteroidea - Zorocallida

Taxonomy
Viridisaster was named by Fau and Villier (2023). It is not extant. Its type is Viridisaster guerangeri. It was considered monophyletic by Fau and Villier (2023).

It was assigned to Zorocallida by Fau and Villier (2023).

Species
V. guerangeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Viridisaster Fau and Villier p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderForcipulatacea
orderZorocallida
genusViridisaster

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. †Viridisaster Fau and Villier 2023
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Viridisaster guerangeri Fau and Villier 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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