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Brisaster maximus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8286872https://www.gbif.org/species/8286872
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)356233https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=356233
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Brisaster : Brisaster maximus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Brisaster : Brisaster maximus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumEchinozoavon Zittel 1895
classEchinoidea
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea
-CarinaceaKroh and Smith 2010
-Irregularia
-Atelostomatavon Zittel 1879
orderSpatangoidaAgassiz 1840
suborderPaleopneustinaAgassiz 1904
familySchizasteridae
genusBrisasterGray 1855
speciesBrisaster maximusH.L.Clark 1937
Generic NameBrisaster
Scientific NameBrisaster maximus H.L.Clark, 1937
Name Published InClark, H. L. 1937b. A new sea-urchin from the "Oligocene" of Oregon. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8, 367-374.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Brisaster maximusspeciesbelongs to Brisasterstated with evidenceClark, 1937
Brisaster maximusspeciesbelongs to Brisasterstated without evidenceGrant and Hertlein, 1938
Brisaster maximusspeciesbelongs to Brisasterstated with evidenceWeaver, 1942
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Last Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Spatangoida)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Spatangoida)
Visionlimited (based on Echinoidea)
Dietdeposit feeder, detritivore (based on Spatangoida)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Spatangoida)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Spatangoida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. L. Clark. 1937. A new sea-urchin from the "Oligocene" of Oregon. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8(28):367-374

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1937Brisaster maximus Clark p. 368 figs. pl. 24, fig. 9
1938Brisaster maximus Grant and Hertlein p. 122
1942Brisaster maximus Weaver p. 11

References

Clark H. L. (1937) A new sea-urchin from the "Oligocene" of Oregon, Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8 28, 367-374
Grant U. S., Hertlein L. G. (1938) The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea, Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2, 1-225
Weaver C. E. (1942) Paleontology of the Marine Tertiary formations of Oregon and Washington, University of Washington Publications in Geology 5, 1-789
Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182. - via World Register of Marine Species
Clark, H. L. 1937b. A new sea-urchin from the "Oligocene" of Oregon. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8, 367-374. - via World Register of Marine Species
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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