Xyloplax medusiformis Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986 
AphiaID: 254804

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Concentricycloidea > Peripodida > Xyloplacidae > Xyloplax

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Typetaxon of		Xyloplax Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Parent		Xyloplax Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986
Sources		original description: Baker, A.N., F.W.E. Rowe, H.E.S. Clark. (1986) A new class of echinodermata from New Zealand. Nature 321: 862-864 [details] additional source: Rowe, F.W.E., A.N. Baker, & H.E.S. Clark. (1988) The morphology, development and taxonomic status of Xyloplax Baker, Rowe and Clark (1986) (Echinodermata: Concentricycloidea), with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 233: 431-459. [details] additional source: Mah, C.L., D.G. McKnight, M.K. Eagle, D.L. Pawson, N. Ameziane, D.J. Vance, A.N. Baker, H.E.S. Clark, and N. Alcock. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata. In Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) The New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch; 371-400.  [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254804
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2007-12-18 03:40:03Z   created   Mah, Christopher 2007-12-20 05:35:58Z   changed   Mah, Christopher 2008-01-26 04:29:56Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C. (2013). Xyloplax medusiformis Baker, Rowe & Clark, 1986. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254804 on 2013-06-18