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Asteriaceros cristatus

Asteroidea - Valvatida

Taxonomy
Asteriaceros cristatus was named by Hess (1991). Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M9898, paratype M 9899 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Asteriaceros cristatus Hess pp. 874-882 figs. figs. 1-3
2010Asteriaceros cristatus Villier p. 719

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

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1991Disc large. Long cylindrical arms. Marginal and carinal plates of similar large size in the arm. Other plate of the dorsal surface of small size. External face of the marginals with an ornament of radiating crests. Adambulacral plates covered by dense granules.
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