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Foliaster

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)31343https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31343
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Platyasterida : Palasteriscidae : Foliaster
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumAsterozoavon Zittel 1895
classAsteroideade Blainville 1830
orderPlatyasteridaSpencer 1951
familyPalasteriscidaeGregory 1900
genusFoliasterBlake 1994
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Foliastergenusbelongs to Palasteriscidaestated with evidenceBlake, 1994
Foliastergenusbelongs to Platyasteridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance388 - 383 Ma
Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance388 - 383 Ma
Devonian
Environmentmarine (based on Palasteriscidae)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Palasteriscidae)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Palasteriscidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=water (based on Palasteriscidae)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Palasteriscidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. B. Blake. 1994. Re-evaluation of the Palasteriscidae Gregory 1900 and the early phylogeny of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata). Journal of Paleontology 68:123-134

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Foliaster transversus
species
listed (PBDB)1388 Ma
Middle Devonian
388 Ma
Middle Devonian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1994Foliaster Blake p. 128
2002Foliaster Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Blake D. B. (1994) Re-evaluation of the Palasteriscidae Gregory 1900 and the early phylogeny of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata)., Journal of Paleontology 68, 123-134
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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