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Astropecten aranciaca

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Asterias aranciaca was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Astropecten.

It was recombined as Astropecten aranciacus by Borghi (1995); it was recombined as Astropecten aranciaca by Donovan et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus
1995Astropecten aranciacus Borghi
2005Astropecten aranciaca Donovan et al. p. 101

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

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 aranciaca Linnaeus 1758
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available