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Emphereaster missouriensis

Asteroidea - Kermasida - Permasteridae

Taxonomy
Emphereaster missouriensis was named by Blake and Elliott (2003). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Stephens Museum of Central Methodist College, CMC 2001-2, paratype USNM S.4105. It is the type species of Emphereaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Emphereaster missouriensis Blake and Elliott p. 485
2018Emphereaster missouriensis Blake p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderKermasida
familyPermasteridaeBlake 2018
genusEmphereaster
speciesmissouriensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Emphereaster missouriensis Blake and Elliott 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and D. R. Elliott 2003As for the genus, by monotypy
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Arundian or 343.00000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Missouri) Emphereaster missouriensis (724)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Iowa) Emphereaster missouriensis (91186)