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Migmaster

Asteroidea - Migmasteridae

Taxonomy
Migmaster was named by Blake et al. (2006). Its type is Migmaster angularis. It is the type genus of Migmasteridae. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2011).

It was assigned to Trichasteropsiidae by Blake et al. (2006); and to Migmasteridae by Gale (2011).

Species
M. angularis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Migmaster Blake et al. p. 286
2011Migmaster Gale p. 102

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
familyMigmasteridae
genusMigmaster

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. †Migmaster Blake et al. 2006
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Migmaster angularis Blake et al. 2006
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake et al. 2006The genus is monospecific; diagnosis is as for the species.
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Niedersachsen) M. angularis (66894)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) M. angularis (59967)