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Becuaster

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Becuaster was named by Gale (2018). Its type is Becuaster fusiliformis. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2018).

It was assigned to Korethrasteridae by Gale (2018).

Species
B. fusiliformis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Becuaster 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()
genusBecuaster

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. †Becuaster Gale 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale 2018A korethrasterid in which the J- shaped adambulacrals bear three rounded adradial spine pits, and three elongated abradial pit.
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: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available