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Jurapecten dhondtae

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae

Taxonomy
Jurapecten dhondtae was named by Gale and Jagt (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is holotype NHMM JJ 10490a; paratypes NHMM JJ 10490.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Jurapecten dhondtae Gale and Jagt pp. 165-168 figs. Figs 8A–H, J–V

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyBenthopectinidae
genusJurapecten
speciesdhondtae

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Jurapecten dhondtae Gale and Jagt 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A.S. Gale and J.W.M. Jagt 2021Jurapecten in which the marginal ossicles possess a coarsely rugose sculpture and the inferomarginals bear a single, large, laterally directed spine base.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available