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Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster)

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster) was named by Blake (2018). It is not extant. Its type is Hemipalaeaster schucherti.

It was assigned to Mesopalaeaster by Blake (2018).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Mesopalaeaster (Hemipalaeaster) Blake

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
genusMesopalaeaster
subgenusHemipalaeaster

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: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available