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Lophidiaster punctatus

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Lophidiaster punctatus was named by Brünnich-Nielsen (1943). Its type specimen is Geological Museum, Copenhagen and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Lophidiaster punctatus Brünnich-Nielsen p. 67 figs. pl. 4 fig. 48
1945Lophidiaster punctatus Rasmussen pp. 423-424 figs. pl. 9 fig. 16
1950Lophidiaster punctatus Rasmussen p. 92 figs. pl. 10 fig. 20
1955Lophidiaster punctatus Hess p. 66
1972Lophidiaster punctatus Rasmussen pp. 44-45
2000Lophidiaster punctatus Jagt pp. 390-391 figs. pl. 2 figs 1-2, 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
subfamilyAstropectininae
genusLophidiaster
speciespunctatus

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.

Lophidiaster punctatus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1955Lateral faces parallel. Supero- and inferomarginal plates with ornament of granule or spine-pits.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Lophidiaster punctatus (32170)