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Ophryaster dorsolevis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Ophryaster dorsolevis was named by Schulz and Weitschat (1981). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Ophryaster dorsolevis Schulz and Weitschat pp. 38-39 figs. pl. 6, fig. 1; pl. 7, fig. 6, 7
1985Ophryaster dorsolevis Breton p. 430
2002Ophryaster dorsolevis Reich and Frenzel p. 182

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

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.

Ophryaster dorsolevis Schulz and Weitschat 1981
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available