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Lophidiaster concavus

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Lophidiaster concavus was named by Rasmussen (1972). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype BNHM E53632.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Lophidiaster concavus Rasmussen pp. 47-48 figs. pl. 3, fig. 20-25
1993Lophidiaster concavus Lewis pp. 54-55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
subfamilyAstropectininae
genusLophidiaster
speciesconcavus

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.

Lophidiaster concavus Rasmussen 1972
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Rasmussen 1972A Lophidiaster in which the superomarginals and inferomarginals are long with a narrow depressed margin and a low, narrow ridge with concave surface covered by irregular granules and 0-2 larger crater-shaped tubercles.
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 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Lophidiaster concavus (76601)