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Fayoumaster pharaonum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976115https://www.gbif.org/species/4976115
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)81650https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=81650
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Stellasteropsis : Fayoumaster pharaonum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Fayoumaster : Fayoumaster pharaonum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
orderValvatidaPerrier 1884
familyGoniasteridaeForbes 1841
genusFayoumasterRoman and Strougo 1987
speciesFayoumaster pharaonumRoman & Strougo 1987
Generic NameFayoumaster
Scientific NameFayoumaster pharaonum Roman & Strougo, 1987
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Fayoumaster pharaonumspeciesbelongs to Fayoumasterstated with evidenceRoman and Strougo, 1987
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentmarine (based on Goniasteridae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Goniasteridae)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietdetritivore (based on Goniasteridae)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Goniasteridae)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Goniasteridae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Roman and A. Strougo. 1987. Fayoumaster Pharaonum n. gen., n. sp. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) et son cadre stratigraphique et paléoécologique. Annales de Paléontologie 73(1):29-50

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1987Fayoumaster pharaonum Roman and Strougo pp. 38-43 figs. 2-4, pl. 1-2

References

Roman J., Strougo A. (1987) Fayoumaster Pharaonum n. gen., n. sp. (Asteroidea, Goniasteridae) et son cadre stratigraphique et paléoécologique, Annales de Paléontologie 73 1, 29-50
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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