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Protaster piltonensis

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Protaster piltonensis was named by Spencer (1934). Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E13835 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Protaster piltonensis Spencer pp. 469-471 figs. text-figs. 303A, 304, pl. 33 fig. 1
1965Protaster piltonensis Owen p. 549

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusProtaster
speciespiltonensis

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.

†Protaster piltonensis Spencer 1934
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available