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Zoroaster fulgens

Asteroidea - Zoroasteridae

Taxonomy
Zoroaster fulgens was named by Thomson (1873). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Zoroaster fulgens Thomson p. 153
1979Zoroaster fulgens Blake and Zinsmeister p. 1151 figs. pl. 2
1988Zoroaster fulgens Blake and Zinsmeister p. 495 figs. 3.7-3.10, 4.1-4.4
1998Zoroaster fulgens Blake and Aronson p. 345
2006Zoroaster fulgens Eagle p. 83
2011Zoroaster fulgens Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Tripedicellaria
—Forcipulatida()
familyZoroasteridae
genusZoroaster
speciesfulgens

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.

Zoroaster fulgens Thomson 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Zoroaster fulgens (7296 42446 81846 98515 99090 203480 203491 203500 203504)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Antarctica Zoroaster fulgens (98416 203498 203499)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Antarctica Zoroaster fulgens (203489 203495 203503)