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Lacertasteridae

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Lacertasteridae

Taxonomy
Lacertasteridae was named by Blake (2018). It is not extant. Its type is Lacertasterias.

It was assigned to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).

Subtaxa
Lacertasterias (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Lacertasteridae Blake p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyLacertasteridae
familyLacertasteridae

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.

Fm. †Lacertasteridae Blake 2018
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G. †Lacertasterias Blake and Guensburg 1989
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†Lacertasterias elegans Blake and Guensburg 1989
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: Kinderhookian or 358.90000 to 352.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Lacertasterias elegans (91181)