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Washitaster ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4876275https://www.gbif.org/species/4876275
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)33498https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33498
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Toxasteridae : Washitaster
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Washitaster
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
familyHemiasteridaeClark 1917
genusWashitasterLambert 1927
Scientific NameWashitaster Lambert, 1927
Name Published InBull. Soc. Géol. France, 26, 271 (also as Washistater).
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Washitastergenusbelongs to Hemiasteridaestated without evidenceFischer, 1966
Washitastergenusbelongs to Spatangoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance113 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance112 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Washitaster barremicus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Washitaster bravoensis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Washitaster japonicus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Washitaster macroholcus
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Washistater Lambert, 1927GBIFgenusAnimalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Toxasteridae : Washistater

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Washitaster Fischer p. U566
2002Washitaster Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Fischer A. G. (1966) Spatangoids, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U. Echinodermata. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Boulder and Lawrence 3 2, U543-U628
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
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull. Soc. Géol. France, 26, 271 (also as Washistater). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Smith, A. B. & Kroh, A. (eds.). (2011). The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. - 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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