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Armathyrasterinae

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa
Armathyraster (type genus), Mausoleaster

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Armathyrasterinae Harper and Morris p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
subfamilyArmathyrasterinae
subfamilyArmathyrasterinae

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.

Subfm. †Armathyrasterinae Harper and Morris 1978
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G. †Armathyraster Harper and Morris 1978
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Armathyraster paradoxis Harper and Morris 1978
G. †Mausoleaster Jell and Holloway 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Missourian or 427.40000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Australia (Victoria) Mausoleaster sugarloafensis (25711)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Mausoleaster sugarloafensis (25678)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Armathyraster paradoxis (83720)