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Astropecten forbesi

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten forbesi was named by Heller (1858). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Astropecten forbesi Heller p. 158
1876Astropecten forbesi Quenstedt p. 64 figs. pl. 92 fig. 17
1893Astropecten forbesi Sacco p. 745
1896Astropecten forbesi del Prato p. 45
1908Astropecten forbesi Lemoine p. 135
1909Astropecten forbesi von Linstow p. 55
1915Astropecten forbesi Vadasz p. 97
1929Astropecten forbesi Valette p. 416
1955Astropecten forbesi Hess p. 57

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

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.

Astropecten forbesi Heller 1858
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1955Ventro-lateral area restricted to the disc. Superomarginal plates without spine base. Inferomarginal plates with medium size, flattened spines.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available