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Carniaster orchardi

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Carniaster orchardi was named by Blake and Zonneveld (2004). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype - Geological Survey of Canada C-431758. It is the type species of Carniaster. It was considered monophyletic by Blake and Zonneveld (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Carniaster orchardi Blake and Zonneveld p. 729 figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
genusCarniaster
speciesorchardi

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.

Carniaster orchardi Blake and Zonneveld 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and J.-P. Zonneveld 2004As for the genus by monotypy
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Carniaster orchardi (67003)