Inventory | Paleontology | Stella serpentina
- Common name
- Serpentine star
- Scientific name
- non identificato
- Type
- Fossil
Description
Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840 (vulgarly serpentine stars) are a class belonging to the phylum Echinodermata; it bears many similarities to the class Asteroidea (the sea stars). Compared with sea stars, ophiuroidea have a more recognizable central disk, and the tips of the star are used for movement. Ophiuroidea have a great regenerative capacity, in fact, one-fifth of the central disk is enough to regenerate the whole animal.
Scientific Classification
- Domain
- Eukaryota
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- non identificata
- Genus
- non identificato
- Scientific name
- non identificato
Preserved specimen
The specimen, of which only the impression is available, is well preserved; in the fossilization stage the original specimen melted and was filled with another mineral.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s060-00169
