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Siluraster perfectus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Siluraster perfectus was named by Jaekel (1903). It is not extant. Its type specimen is lectotype NM L10168. It is the type species of Siluraster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Siluraster perfectus Jaekel p. 106 figs. fig. 2, 3
1915Siluraster perfectus Schuchert p. 66 figs. text-fig. 6
1950Siluraster perfectus Spencer p. 406
1965Siluraster perfectus Owen p. 568
2005Siluraster perfectus Dean Shackleton p. 103
2018Siluraster perfectus Blake p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusSiluraster
speciesperfectus

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.

†Siluraster perfectus Jaekel 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available