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Odontaster tabaensis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Odontasteridae

Taxonomy
Odontaster tabaensis was named by Ewin and Gale (2020). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHT.PAL.2010.2.3B.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Odontaster tabaensis Ewin and Gale p. 942 figs. figs 8.1, 8.3

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

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.

Odontaster tabaensis Ewin and Gale 2020
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T.A.M. Ewin and A.S. Gale 2020Odontaster with angled interradial arcs, unpaired interradial inferomarginals with distinctly near-triangular outline, and inferomarginals with weakly pustulose surface ornamentation.
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