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Goniaster scrobiculatus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Goniaster scrobiculatus was named by Heller (1858). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, holotype 1854.XXIII.44.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Goniaster scrobiculatus Heller p. 164
1875Goniaster scrobiculatus Hoernes p. 391
1893Goniaster scrobiculatus Toula pp. 288, 292
1909Goniaster scrobiculatus von Linstow p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
subfamilyGoniasterinae
genusGoniaster
speciesscrobiculatus

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.

Goniaster scrobiculatus Heller 1858
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available