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Comptoniaster michaelisi

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Comptoniaster michaelisi was named by Niebuhr and Seibertz (2018). Its type specimen is Lectotype MMG: SaK 12512 and is an impression.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Asterias schulzei Roemer p. 28 figs. pl. 6 fig. 21
1849Asterias schulzi Geinitz figs. pl. 12 fig. 5
1850Pentetagonaster schulzii d'Orbigny p. 180
1863Asterias schulzei Dreschner pp. 359-360
1872Asterias schulzei Geinitz pp. 15-16 figs. pl. 5 fig. 3-4
1907Asterias schulzii Spencer p. 109
1912Stellaster schulzei Scupin p. 255 fig. 47
1934Stellaster schulzei Andert p. 71
2018Comptoniaster michaelisi Niebuhr and Seibertz pp. 130-140 figs. figs 2-11

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

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.

Comptoniaster michaelisi Niebuhr and Seibertz 2018
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Invalid names: Asterias schulzii Roemer 1841 [replaced]
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990
Collections
No collection or age range data are available