Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Noviaster hostettleri

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Noviaster hostettleri was named by Hess (1991). Its type specimen is Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Holotype M9916, paratypes M 9904-9906 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Noviaster hostettleri Hess pp. 882-890 figs. fig. 7-11

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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.

Noviaster hostettleri Hess 1991
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess 1991Species of the genus Noviaster with enlarged primary abactinal in the disc. Carinal plates in a well-defined row, reaching the arm tip. Abactinals of the arm robust tall and wrinkled. Adambulacral plates with two lanceolate subambulacral spines.
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, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available