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Encrinaster petaloides goslariensis

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Taxonomy
Aspidosoma petaloides goslariensis was named by Halfar (1893).

It was recombined as Encrinaster petaloides goslariensis by Schuchert (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Aspidosoma petaloides goslariensis Halfar p. 186 figs. pl. 10 fig. 1
1910Aspidosoma petaloides goslariensis Schöndorf pp. 21, 63 figs. pl. 2 fig. 5
1915Encrinaster petaloides goslariensis Schuchert p. 243

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

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.

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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