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Stauranderaster mixtus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Stauranderaster mixtus Brünnich-Nielsen p. 63 figs. pl. 4, fig. 26-28
1950Stauranderaster mixtus Rasmussen p. 89 figs. pl. 10, fig. 36
1979Stauranderaster mixtus 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
speciesmixtus

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 mixtus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Rasmussen 1950A Stauranderaster wich has had ossicles of a pecular 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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Stauranderaster mixtus (32022)