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Asterininae (disused)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Asterinidae

Taxonomy
Asterininae was named by Gray (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Asterinidae by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Asterininae Gray
1966Asterininae Spencer and Wright p. U69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyAsterinidae
subfamilyAsterininae
subfamilyAsterininae

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.

Subfm. Asterininae Gray 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:04:45
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:19:49
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