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Valettaster dangeardi

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae

Taxonomy
Valettaster dangeardi was named by Mercier (1935) [Original material destroyed during Word War II]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Valettaster dangeardi Mercier pp. 38-39 figs. pl. 2, fig. 7a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familySphaerasteridae
genusValettaster
speciesdangeardi

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.

Valettaster dangeardi Mercier 1935
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Mercier 1935Morphology of the overal shape of the plate quite similar to those of V. argus. V. dangeardi is distinguished by a more primitive state. Bulge on lateral faces and digitations are not marked by pits.
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

Age range: Late/Upper Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Valettaster dangeardi (72284)