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Mesopalaeasteridae

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Mesopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesopalaeasteridae was named by Schuchert (1915). It is not extant. Its type is Mesopalaeaster.

It was assigned to Palaeasteraceae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Euaxosida by Blake (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mesopalaeasteridae Schuchert
1966Mesopalaeasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U51
2018Mesopalaeasteridae Blake p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyMesopalaeasteridae
familyMesopalaeasteridae

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.

Fm. †Mesopalaeasteridae Schuchert 1915
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G. †Coccaster Spencer 1916
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†Coccaster bulbiferus Spencer 1916
G. †Macroporaster Raymond 1921
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G. †Medinaster Eckert 1984
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†Medinaster orbiculus Eckert 1984
G. †Mesopalaeaster Schuchert 1914
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†Mesopalaeaster antiquus Troost 1835
†Mesopalaeaster bellulus Billings 1865
†Mesopalaeaster cataractensis Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster clarki Clarke and Swartz 1913
†Mesopalaeaster dubius Miller and Dyer 1878
†Mesopalaeaster finei Ulrich 1879
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Invalid names: Promopalaeaster proavitus Schuchert 1915 [synonym]
†Mesopalaeaster granti Spencer 1884
†Mesopalaeaster intermedius Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus Schuchert 1915
†Mesopalaeaster parviusculus Billings 1860
†Mesopalaeaster primus Spencer 1916
†Mesopalaeaster wilberanus Meek and Worthen 1862
Subfm. †Mesopalaeasterinae Schuchert 1915
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G. †Arisaigaster Spencer and Wright 1966
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Invalid names: Lepidactininae Spencer 1918 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Eifelian or 468.00000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2United Kingdom Mesopalaeaster sp. (191644)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Promopalaeaster finei (100231)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Promopalaeaster finei (87825)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) Promopalaeaster finei (100247)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) Mesopalaeaster lanceolatus (340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Mesopalaeaster sp. (383) Mesopalaeaster sp., Promopalaeaster finei (384)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Mesopalaeaster lancolatus (34895)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Mesopalaeaster sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Mesopalaeaster sp. (389 390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Mesopalaeaster sp. (395) Mesopalaeaster wilberanus (5326)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Mesopalaeaster sp. (392 393 394)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Mesopalaeaster primus (73134)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Medinaster orbiculus (3493)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom Arisaigaster sp. (99380)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.62United Kingdom Coccaster bulbiferus (95143)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) Mesopalaeasteridae indet. (25063)