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Astropecten soldanii

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Crenaster soldanii was named by Meneghini (1862).

It was recombined as Astropecten soldanii by Meneghini (1886), Sacco (1893), del Prato (1896), von Linstow (1909) and Hess (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Crenaster soldanii Meneghini pp. 5-7
1880Crenaster soldanii Seguenza p. 133
1886Astropecten soldanii Meneghini p. 4
1893Astropecten soldanii Sacco pp. 741, 745
1896Astropecten soldanii del Prato p. 49
1909Astropecten soldanii von Linstow p. 54
1955Astropecten soldanii Hess p. 82

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

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 soldanii Meneghini 1862
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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: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available