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Thuyaster

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Thuyaster was named by Gale (2018). It is not extant. Its type is Thuyaster fontenoillensis. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2018).

It was assigned to Korethrasteridae by Gale (2018).

Species
T. fontenoillensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Thuyaster Gale p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
Chevronida
Velatida()
Korethrasteridae()
genusThuyaster

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. †Thuyaster Gale 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2018Korethrasterid in which the arms are narrow, and the actinal surface is constructed from crescentic adambulacrals, which possess a short, arrowhead-shaped adambulacral extension bearing two spine attachment sites. The abactinal ossicles are oval to trapezoidal in outline and possess a central region constructed of coarsely perforate stereom and a margin of finer stereom.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: outer shelf, oceanic, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Depth habitat: subthermoclineo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:05
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:45:36
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available