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Huroeaster stellatus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Huroeaster stellatus was named by Valette (1915). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Collection Hure, location unknown. It is the type species of Huroeaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Huroeaster stellatus Valette pp. 32-35 fig. 10
1992Huroeaster stellatus Breton pp. 290-291

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

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.

Huroeaster stellatus Valette 1915
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 19929 marginals per half interradial arc. Superomarginal abutting in the arm from the second to the arm tip.
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