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Luidia ciliaris

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Luidiidae

Taxonomy
Asterias ciliaris was named by Philippi (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Luidia ciliaris by Kaczmarska (1987), Jagt (1991) and Gale (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Asterias ciliaris Philippi
1987Luidia ciliaris Kaczmarska p. 139 figs. pl. 5 fig. 6-8
1991Luidia ciliaris Jagt pp. 37-38 figs. pl. 1
2011Luidia ciliaris Gale p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyLuidiidae
genusLuidia
speciesciliaris()

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.

Luidia ciliaris Philippi 1837
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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: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:09:22
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:42:37
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Netherlands (Gelderland) Luidia ciliaris (32040)