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Cambraster ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Edrioasteroidea : Stromatocystitidae : Cambraster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 504 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 507 - 501 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Edrioasteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Edrioasteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Edrioasteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cambraster cannati ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Cambraster tastudorum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1958 | Cambraster Cabibel et al. |
1985 | Cambraster Jell et al. p. 185 |
2002 | Cambraster Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!