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Huroeaster moulinsii

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Pentetagonaster moulinsii was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Bordeaux.

It was recombined as Huroeaster moulinsii by Breton (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pentetagonaster moulinsii d'Orbigny p. 274
1992Huroeaster moulinsii Breton pp. 291-292 figs. pl. 35 fig. 7-8

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

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.

Huroeaster moulinsii d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Disc of middle size. At least 8 marginals between the interradius and the tip of the arm. Superomarginal plates in contact at the base of the arm (superomarginal 3). Width of the arm decreases slowly. Marginal as wide as long, domed.
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: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available