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Heliaster microbrachius

Asteroidea - Heliasteridae

Taxonomy
Heliaster microbrachius was named by Xantus (1860). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Heliaster microbrachius Xantus
2011Heliaster microbrachius Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Tripedicellaria
—Forcipulatida()
familyHeliasteridae
genusHeliaster
speciesmicrobrachius

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 calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Heliaster microbrachius (35026)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Heliaster microbrachius (32039)