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Pulcinellaster gibber

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Pulcinellaster gibber was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle of Le Havre, holotype MHNH 8207, paratypes 8208-8213.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Pulcinellaster gibber Breton pp. 368-370 figs. fig. 150

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

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.

Pulcinellaster gibber Breton 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Marginal small, moderately high, relatively long. Abactinal tumidity occasionally developed. Lateral faces inclined or vertical. Ornament reduced with small granule-pits.
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