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Odontaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Odontasteridae

Taxonomy
Odontaster was named by Verrill (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontasteridae by Verrill (1899), Spencer and Wright (1966), Gale (2011) and Ewin and Gale (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Odontaster Verrill p. 402
1899Odontaster Verrill p. 204
1966Odontaster Spencer and Wright p. U55
2002Odontaster Sepkoski
2011Odontaster Gale p. 62
2020Odontaster Ewin and Gale p. 939

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyOdontasteridae
genusOdontaster

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.

G. Odontaster Verrill 1880
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Odontaster priscus Fell 1954
Odontaster tabaensis Ewin and Gale 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Temaikan or 175.60000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Temaikan175.6 - 161.2New Zealand (Auckland) O. priscus (92937)