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Compsaster spiniger

Asteroidea - Compsasteridae

Taxonomy
Uraster spiniger was named by Wright (1880). Its type specimen is Holotype BNHM E 1642 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Compsaster spiniger by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Lewis (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Uraster spiniger Wright pp. 166-168 figs. text- fig. 41; pl. 21, fig. 1
1966Compsaster spiniger Spencer and Wright p. U74 figs. fig. 65.1c
1993Compsaster spiniger Lewis p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
familyCompsasteridae
genusCompsaster
speciesspiniger()

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.

Compsaster spiniger Wright 1880
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-09 14:36:24
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:36:24
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available