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Palaeaster ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4872683https://www.gbif.org/species/4872683
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)31366https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31366
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Palaeasteridae : Palaeaster
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Pustulosida : Palaeasteridae : Palaeaster
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
orderPustulosida
familyPalaeasteridaeMiller 1889
genusPalaeasterHall 1852
Scientific NamePalaeaster Hall, 1852
Name Published InPalaeont. N. York, 2, 1851
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palaeastergenusbelongs to Palaeasteridaestated without evidenceSchuchert, 1915
Palaeastergenusbelongs to Palaeasteridaestated with evidenceSpencer and Wright, 1966
Palaeastergenusbelongs to Pustulosidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance443 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance433 - 427 Ma
Silurian
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)J. Hall. 1852. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower middle division of the New York system. Paleontology of New York 2:1-362

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Palaeaster clarkei
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Palaeaster niagarensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2433 Ma
Silurian		433 Ma
Silurian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1852Palaeaster Hall p. 247
1915Palaeaster Schuchert pp. 67-69
1966Palaeaster Spencer and Wright p. U50
2002Palaeaster Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Hall J. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower middle division of the New York system, Paleontology of New York 2, 1-362
Schuchert C. (1915) Revision of Paleozoic Stelleroidea with special reference to North American Asteroidea, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88, 1-311
Spencer W. K., Wright C.W. (1966) Asterozoans, Moore R.C. ed, Treatise on invertebrate paleontology, Echinodermata, University of Kansas Press and the Geological Society of America 3 1, U4-U107
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeont. N. York, 2, 1851 - 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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