Schizaster compactus (Koehler, 1914) 
AphiaID: 513538

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Atelostomata (Superorder) > Spatangoida (Order) > Paleopneustina (Suborder) > Schizasteridae (Family) > Schizaster (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Schizaster L. Agassiz, 1835
Synonymised taxa		Brisaster compactus (Koehler, 1914) (transferred to Schizaster) Paraster compactus (Koehler, 1914) (transferred to Schizaster)
Sources		redescription: Mortensen, T. 1951. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, pp. 593. C. A. Reitzel; Copenhagen. page(s): 221-223 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513538
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-09-07 08:24:41Z   created   Kroh, Andreas 2011-12-27 12:45:24Z   changed   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Schizaster compactus (Koehler, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513538 on 2013-05-26