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Eoastropecten sechuanensis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Eoastropecten sechuanensis was named by Gale (2020). Its type specimen is Holotype MHI2183/1, paratypes MHI2183/4, MHI2183/5 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eoastropecten.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Eoastropecten sechuanensis Gale p. 141 figs. fig. 2A-H

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

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2020As genus by monotypy.
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