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Astropecten linati

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Astropecten linati del Prato pp. 45-48 figs. pl. 1 fig. 2
1909Astropecten linati von Linstow p. 54
1929Astropecten linati Valette p. 416
1955Astropecten linati Hess pp. 57-58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusAstropecten
specieslinati

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.

Astropecten linati del Prato 1896
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1955Arms triangular, regularly tappering at tip, widen close to the disc. Interbrachial angles acute. Primary spines of the inferomarginal plates elongated, 3 times longer than the plate width. Spines do not seems to be flattened.
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: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available