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Leptaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida

Taxonomy
Leptaster was named by de Loriol (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Leptaster martinii.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by de Loriol (1880); and to Valvatida by Villier (2010).

Species
L. martinii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Leptaster de Loriol p. 5
2010Leptaster Villier p. 719

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

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. †Leptaster de Loriol 1880
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Leptaster martinii de Loriol 1880
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Bathonian or 168.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France L. martinii (92934)