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Eukrinasteridae ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976353https://www.gbif.org/species/4976353
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)136507https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=136507
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Eukrinasteridae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Platyasterida : Eukrinasteridae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
familyEukrinasteridaeBlake et al. 2007
Scientific NameEukrinasteridae
Name Published InJournal of Paleontology 81: 1261.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eukrinasteridaefamilybelongs to Platyasteridastated with evidenceBlake et al., 2007
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance479 - 472 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance479 - 472 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Asteroidea)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietcarnivore (based on Asteroidea)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Asteroidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. B. Blake, T. E. Guensburg, and J. Sprinkle, C. Sumrall. 2007. A new, phylogenetically significant Early Ordocivian asteroid (Echinodermata). Journal of Paleontology 81(6):1257-1265

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eukrinaster
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4479 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
479 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2007Eukrinasteridae Blake et al. p. 1261

References

Blake D. B., Guensburg T. E., et al (2007) A new, phylogenetically significant Early Ordocivian asteroid (Echinodermata), Journal of Paleontology 81 6, 1257-1265 doi:10.1666/06-002.1
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jun 2012) / web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal of Paleontology 81: 1261. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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