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Cladaster carrioni

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Cladaster carrioni was named by Medina and Del Valle (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Centro de Investigaciones en Recursos Geologicos, Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cladaster carrioni Medina and Del Valle pp. 3-5 figs. figs. 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusCladaster
speciescarrioni

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.

Cladaster carrioni Medina and Del Valle 1983
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. A. Medina and R. A. Del Valle 1983Body pentagonal with arms wide for the genus. Five superomarginal plates per from the interradius to the arm tip, three being in contact in the arm axis. Abactinal plate large. Superomarginal plates 3 of pentagonal outline.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available