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Astropecten montalionis

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Crenaster montalionis Meneghini p. 49
1862Crenaster montalionis Meneghini p. 8
1886Astropecten montalionis Meneghini p. 5
1893Astropecten montalionis Sacco pp. 741, 745
1909Astropecten montalionis von Linstow p. 54
1955Astropecten montalionis Hess p. 72
2018Astropecten montalionis Jaselli and Collareta p. 38 figs. figs 4, 6

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

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 montalionis Meneghini 1852
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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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available