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Neopalaeasteridae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Neopalaeasteridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Neopalaeasteridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Neopalaeasteridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 345 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Asteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Schuchert. 1915. Revision of Paleozoic Stelleroidea with special reference to North American Asteroidea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 88:1-311 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ambigaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Delicaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Emphereaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Neopalaeaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Permaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Neopalaeasteridae Schuchert p. 134 |
| 1966 | Neopalaeasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U51 |
| 1989 | Neopalaeasteridae Blake p. 212 |
| 2003 | Neopalaeasteridae Blake and Elliott p. 481 |
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!
