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Goniaster (Stellaster)

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Stellaster was named by Gray (1840). It is extant.

It was reranked as Goniaster (Stellaster) by Forbes (1848).

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Forbes (1841); and to Goniaster by Forbes (1848).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Stellaster Gray
1841Stellaster Forbes
1848Goniaster (Stellaster) Forbes p. 475

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
subfamilyGoniasterinae
genusGoniaster
subgenusStellaster()

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.

Subg. Goniaster (Stellaster) Gray 1840
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Stellaster ottoi Geinitz 1871
Stellaster tuberculifer Dreschner 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available