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Pentasteria (Archastropecten) infirma

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Astropecten infirmum was named by Fraas (1886).

It was recombined as Archastropecten infirmum by Hess (1955); it was recombined as Pentasteria (Archastropecten) infirma by Enay and Hess (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Astropecten infirmum Fraas p. 246 figs. pl. 30 fig. 2-4
1887Astropecten infirmum de Loriol p. 317
1905Astropecten infirmum de Loriol p. 135
1955Archastropecten infirmum Hess p. 34
1970Pentasteria (Archastropecten) infirma Enay and Hess pp. 1100-1101 figs. pl. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusPentasteria
subgenusArchastropecten()
speciesinfirma()

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.

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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: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Pentasteria infirma (58658)