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Palaeasteridae
Taxonomy
Palaeasteridae was named by Miller (1889). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeaster.
It was assigned to Promopalaeasteracea by Schuchert (1915); to Pustulosa by Owen (1965); to Palaeasteraceae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Blake (1989); and to Hadrosida by Blake (2018) and Blake and Koniecki (2019).
It was assigned to Promopalaeasteracea by Schuchert (1915); to Pustulosa by Owen (1965); to Palaeasteraceae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Pustulosida by Blake (1989); and to Hadrosida by Blake (2018) and Blake and Koniecki (2019).
Subtaxa
Archasterina, Argaster, Australaster, Baliactis, Eostella, Eriaster, Gordonaster, Kyraster, Leioactis, Neopalaeaster, Palaeactis, Palaeaster (type genus), Sertulaster
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1889 | Palaeasteridae Miller |
1915 | Palaeasteridae Schuchert pp. 53, 66 |
1965 | Palaeasteridae Owen p. 569 |
1966 | Palaeasteridae Spencer and Wright p. U49 |
1989 | Palaeasteridae Blake p. 212 |
2018 | Palaeasteridae Blake p. 39 |
2019 | Palaeasteridae Blake and Koniecki |
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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. †Palaeasteridae Miller 1889
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G. †Argaster Hall 1868
G. †Australaster Schuchert 1914
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†Australaster giganteus Etheridge Jr. 1892
†Australaster stutchburii Etheridge Jr. 1892
G. †Baliactis Spencer 1922
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†Baliactis devonicus Spencer 1927
†Baliactis ordovicus Spencer 1922
†Baliactis scutatus Lehmann 1957
†Baliactis tuberatus Lehmann 1957
G. †Palaeaster Hall 1852
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†Palaeaster niagarensis Hall 1852
Invalid names: Palaeaster exculptus Miller 1881 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Artinskian or 480.80000 to 279.30000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Tulean | USA (Utah) | Eriaster ibexensis (91151) | |
Katian | Canada (Ontario) | Sertulaster keslingi (192278 200139) | |
Llandovery | USA (Kentucky) | Gordonaster brassfieldensis (90132) | |
Llandovery | USA (New York) | Palaeaster sp. (77052) | |
Wenlock | USA (New York) | Palaeaster niagarensis (12936 26854) | |
Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Baliactis devonicus, Baliactis tuberatus, Baliactis scutatus, Leioactis hunsrueckianus, Archasterina cornuta, Kyraster inermis (26904) | |
Osagean | USA (Indiana) | Neopalaeaster crawfordsvillensis (2455) | |
Chadian - Arundian | USA (Indiana) | Neopalaeaster crawfordsvillensis (699) Neopalaeaster sp. (558) | |
Artinskian | Australia (New South Wales) | Palaeaster stutchburii, Palaeaster giganteus (132321) |