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Lanthanaster cruciformis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4976379https://www.gbif.org/species/4976379
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)104470https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=104470
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Palasteriscidae : Lanthanaster : Lanthanaster cruciformis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Platyasterida : Palasteriscidae : Lanthanaster : Lanthanaster cruciformis
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
orderPlatyasteridaSpencer 1951
familyPalasteriscidaeGregory 1900
genusLanthanasterBranstrator 1972
speciesLanthanaster cruciformisBranstrator 1972
Generic NameLanthanaster
Scientific NameLanthanaster cruciformis Branstrator, 1972
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lanthanaster cruciformisspeciesbelongs to Lanthanasterstated with evidenceBranstrator, 1972
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance458 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance458 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Palasteriscidae)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Palasteriscidae)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Palasteriscidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=water (based on Palasteriscidae)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Palasteriscidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. W. Branstrator. 1972. Lanthanaster cruciformis, a new Upper Ordovician sea star from Cincinnati, Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 46:66-69

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1972Lanthanaster cruciformis Branstrator pp. 66-69 figs. pl. 1 fig. 1-2
2005Lanthanaster cruciformis Dean Shackleton p. 95

References

Branstrator J. W. (1972) Lanthanaster cruciformis, a new Upper Ordovician sea star from Cincinnati, Ohio, Journal of Paleontology 46, 66-69
Dean Shackleton J. (2005) Skeletal homologies, phylogeny and classification of the earliest asterozoan echinoderms, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3 1, 29-114
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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