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Mistia spinosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976014https://www.gbif.org/species/4976014
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)81637https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=81637
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Notomyotida : Benthopectinidae : Mistia : Mistia spinosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Notomyotida : Benthopectinidae : Mistia : Mistia spinosa
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
subclassAmbuloasteroideaBlake and Hagdorn 2003
infraclassNeoasteroidea
superorderValvataceaMcKnight 1975
orderNotomyotidaLudwig 1910
familyBenthopectinidaeVerrill 1899
subfamilyBenthopectininaeVerrill 1894
genusMistiaBlake 1973
speciesMistia spinosaBlake 1973
Generic NameMistia
Scientific NameMistia spinosa Blake, 1973
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mistia spinosaspeciesbelongs to Mistiastated with evidenceBlake, 1973
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 28.1 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 28.1 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentouter shelf,oceanic,marine (based on Notomyotida)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Notomyotida)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietcarnivore, deposit feeder (based on Notomyotida)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Notomyotida)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Notomyotida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. B. Blake. 1973. Ossicle morphology of some recent asteroids and description of some West American fossil asteroids. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 104:1-59

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1973Mistia spinosa Blake pp. 48-49 figs. pl. 16.30-44, 17.1-21, 17.35, 17.36

References

Blake D. B. (1973) Ossicle morphology of some recent asteroids and description of some West American fossil asteroids, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 104, 1-59
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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