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Trichasteridae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Trichasteridae

Taxonomy
Trichasteridae was named by Döderlein (1911). It is extant. Its type is Trichasterinae.

It was assigned to Phrynophiurida by Matsumoto (1915).

Subtaxa
Asteronychinae, Trichasterinae (type subfamily)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Trichasteridae Döderlein
1915Trichasteridae Matsumoto p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderPhrynophiurida
familyTrichasteridae
familyTrichasteridae

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.

Fm. Trichasteridae Döderlein 1911
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Invalid names: Asteronychinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty], Trichasterinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:11:59
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:11:59
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Spencer and Wright 1966
Collections
No collection or age range data are available