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Stauranderaster speculum

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae

Taxonomy
Stauranderaster speculum was named by Brünnich-Nielsen (1943). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Museum, Copenhagen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Stauranderaster speculum Brünnich-Nielsen p. 64 figs. pl. 4, fig. 36
1950Stauranderaster speculum Rasmussen p. 89 figs. pl. 10, fig. 36
1979Stauranderaster speculum Rasmussen p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyStauranderasteridae
genusStauranderaster
speciesspeculum

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.

Stauranderaster speculum Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Rasmussen 1950A Stauranderaster which has had ossicles of a peculiar irregular outline, 'breastplate-shaped'. The outer surface of the ossicle has formed a small smooth projecting portion.
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