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Dendraster arnoldi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9087478https://www.gbif.org/species/9087478
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)392088https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=392088
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster : Dendraster arnoldi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Dendrasteridae : Dendraster : Dendraster arnoldi
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
-MicrostomataSmith 1984
-NeognathostomataSmith 1981
orderClypeasteroidaAgassiz 1836
suborderScutellina
infraorderScutelliformesHaeckel 1896
familyDendrasteridaeLambert 1900
genusDendrasterAgassiz and Desor 1847
speciesDendraster arnoldiTwitchell
Generic NameDendraster
Scientific NameDendraster arnoldi Twitchell
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Dendraster arnoldispeciesbelongs to Dendrasterstated with evidenceClark and Twitchell, 1915
Dendraster arnoldispeciesbelongs to Merriamasterstated without evidenceGrant and Hertlein, 1938
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Last Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Echinodermata)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Clypeasteroida)
Visionlimited (based on Echinoidea)
Dietdetritivore (based on Clypeasteroida)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Echinoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1915Dendraster arnoldi Clark and Twitchell p. 192 figs. Plate LXXXVIII, Figs. 4a-d
1938Merriamaster arnoldi Grant and Hertlein p. 65

References

Clark W. B., Twitchell M. W. (1915) The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54, 1-341
Grant U. S., Hertlein L. G. (1938) The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea, Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2, 1-225
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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