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Bugarachaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Bugarachaster was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type is Bugarachaster depressus.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Breton (1992).

Species
B. depressus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Bugarachaster Breton pp. 390-392 figs. pl. 48, 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusBugarachaster

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. †Bugarachaster Breton 1992
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†Bugarachaster depressus Breton 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France B. depressus (59680)