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Astropecten pichleri

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten pichleri was named by von Wöhrmann (1889). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Astropecten pichleri von Wöhrmann p. 192 figs. pl. 5 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusAstropecten
speciespichleri

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.

Astropecten pichleri von Wöhrmann 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:56
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:31:00
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Carnian or 232.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Astropecten pichleri (206004)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Astropecten pichleri (206002)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria Astropecten pichleri (149436)