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Encrinaster arnoldi

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Aspidosoma arnoldi was named by Goldfuss (1848).

It was recombined as Encrinaster arnoldi by Haekel (1866), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1930), Owen (1965) and Jell and Theron (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Aspidosoma arnoldi Goldfuss pp. 145-146 figs. pl. 5
1855Aspidosoma arnoldi Müller p. 4 figs. pl. 1 fig. 1-3
1866Encrinaster arnoldi Haekel p. 67
1886Aspidosoma arnoldi Stürtz p. 93
1909Aspidosoma arnoldi Schöndorf p. 38
1910Aspidosoma arnoldi Schöndorf pp. 4, 62 figs. pl. 1 fig. 2, pl. 2 figs. 6, 7, pl. 3 figs. 7-9
1914Aspidosoma arnoldi Spencer p. 40
1915Encrinaster arnoldi Schuchert p. 243
1930Encrinaster arnoldi Spencer p. 424
1965Encrinaster arnoldi Owen p. 552
1999Encrinaster arnoldi Jell and Theron p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster
speciesarnoldi()

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.

Encrinaster arnoldi Goldfuss 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available