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Ctenophoraster downeyae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976032https://www.gbif.org/species/4976032
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)82659https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82659
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Ctenophoraster : Ctenophoraster downeyae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Ctenophoraster : Ctenophoraster downeyae
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
orderPaxillosidaPerrier 1884
familyAstropectinidaeGray 1840
genusCtenophorasterFisher 1906
speciesCtenophoraster downeyaeBlake 1988
Generic NameCtenophoraster
Scientific NameCtenophoraster downeyae Blake, 1988
Name Published InBlake, D.B. and Zinsmeister, W.J. (1979). Two early Cenozoic sea stars (Class Asteroidea) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology. 53(5): 1145-1154.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ctenophoraster downeyaespeciesbelongs to Ctenophorasterstated without evidenceBlake and Zinsmeister, 1979
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentmarine (based on Astropectinidae)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Astropectinidae)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietcarnivore (based on Astropectinidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Astropectinidae)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Astropectinidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. B. Blake and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1979. Two early Cenozoic sea stars (class Asteroidea) from the Seymour Island, Antarctic peninsula. Journal of Paleontology 53(5):1145-1154

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1979Ctenophoraster downeyae Blake and Zinsmeister p. 1150 figs. pl. 1
1988Ctenophoraster downeyae Blake and Zinsmeister p. 494 fig. 3.1
1998Ctenophoraster downeyae Blake and Aronson p. 345 fig. 7.6

References

Blake D. B., Zinsmeister W. J. (1979) Two early Cenozoic sea stars (class Asteroidea) from the Seymour Island, Antarctic peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 53 5, 1145-1154
Blake D. B., Zinsmeister W. J. (1988) Eocene asteroids (Echinodermata) from Seymour Island, Antarctic peninsula, Geological Society America Bulletin 169, 489-498
Blake D. B., Aronson R. B. (1998) Eocene stelleroids (Echinodermata) at Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 72 2, 339-353
Blake, D.B. and Zinsmeister, W.J. (1988) Eocene asteroids (Echinodermata) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula: Geological Society of America Memoir. 169: 489-498 - via Catalogue of Life
Blake, D.B. and Zinsmeister, W.J. (1988). Eocene asteroids (Echinodermata) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Geological Society of America Memoir. 169: 489-498. - via World Register of Marine Species
Blake, D.B. and Zinsmeister, W.J. (1979). Two early Cenozoic sea stars (Class Asteroidea) from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Paleontology. 53(5): 1145-1154. - 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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