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Encrinaster

Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Aspidosoma Goldfuss p. 145
1866Encrinaster Haekel p. 67
1899Aspidosoma Gregory p. 351
1915Encrinaster Schuchert pp. 241-243
1930Encrinaster Spencer pp. 418-419
1957Encrinaster Lehmann pp. 28-29
1965Encrinaster Owen p. 552
1966Encrinaster Spencer and Wright p. U85
1978Encrinaster Harper and Morris p. 156
1999Encrinaster Jell and Theron p. 163
2002Encrinaster Sepkoski
2005Encrinaster Dean Shackleton p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyEncrinasteridae
genusEncrinaster

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.

G. †Encrinaster Haekel 1866
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Encrinaster arnoldi Goldfuss 1848
Encrinaster eifelensis Schöndorf 1910
Encrinaster grayae Spencer 1914
Encrinaster hamlingi Spencer 1930
Encrinaster laevidiscus Lehmann 1957
Encrinaster petaloides Simonovitsch 1871
Encrinaster pontis Clarke 1913
Encrinaster roemeri Schöndorf 1910
Invalid names: Aspidosoma Goldfuss 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dean Shackleton 2005Distal margin of ambulacrals in oral view strongly inclined; adambulacral groove spines paddle-shaped; loss of square-shaped short adambulacral groove spines; marginalia bears spines.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rawtheyan to the top of the Givetian or 448.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) E. grayae (73134)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Brazil (Lambedor) Aspidosoma pontis (75176)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany E. primigenius, E. roemeri (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) E. sp. (37081 37082 37084)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uruguay E. sp. (37078)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa E. sp. (a) (35578)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) E. sp. (37104 37106)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) E. sp. (37117)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa E. tischbeinianus (39147 39148 39149)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Brazil (Parana) E. sp. (37144 37145 37146)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) E. sp. (113107)