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Savignaster wardi

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Savignaster wardi was named by Gale (2011). Its type specimen is Holotype NHM EE 13610, paratypes NHM EE 13611-13632 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Savignaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Savignaster wardi Gale p. 82 figs. figs 12 a-i
2018Savignaster wardi Gale p. 301 figs. figs 13a-r

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Spinulosida()
—Chevronida
—Velatida()
—Pterasteridae()
genusSavignaster
specieswardi

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.

†Savignaster wardi Gale 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Gale 2011Savignaster that possess short, very broad adambulacrals that only imbricate slightly.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanic, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Depth habitat: subthermoclineo
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-09-04 12:22:18
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:22:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Savignaster wardi (61724)