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Pentasteria (Archastropecten)
Taxonomy
Archastropecten was named by Hess (1955). It is not extant.
It was reranked as Pentasteria (Archastropecten) by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Gale (2011).
It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Hess (1955); and to Pentasteria by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Gale (2011).
It was reranked as Pentasteria (Archastropecten) by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Gale (2011).
It was assigned to Astropectinidae by Hess (1955); and to Pentasteria by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Gale (2011).
Subtaxa
Archastropecten carroni, Archastropecten carthusiae, Archastropecten clavaeformis, Archastropecten desori, Archastropecten hooperi, Archastropecten leckenbyi, Archastropecten lorioli, Archastropecten mabillei, Archastropecten mandelslohi, Archastropecten obesus, Archastropecten orion, Archastropecten phillipsii, Archastropecten priscus (syn. Asterias longassula, Asterias breviassula), Archastropecten rupellensis, Archastropecten scarburgensis, Archastropecten suprajurensis, Archastropecten wilckensis, Archastropecten wittsii, Archastropecten wolterdorfi, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) cotteswoldiae, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) huxleyi, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) infirma, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) lithographica, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) longispina, Pentasteria (Archastropecten) procera
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Archastropecten Hess |
| 1966 | Pentasteria (Archastropecten) Spencer and Wright p. U46 |
| 2011 | Pentasteria (Archastropecten) Gale p. 57 |
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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.
Subg. †Pentasteria (Archastropecten) Hess 1955
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†Archastropecten carroni de Loriol 1894
†Archastropecten carthusiae Hérenger 1944
†Archastropecten clavaeformis Wright 1861
†Archastropecten cotteswoldiae stamfordensis Wright 1863
†Archastropecten desori de Loriol 1874
†Archastropecten hooperi Wright 1880
†Archastropecten leckenbyi Wright 1863
†Archastropecten lorioli de Loriol and Pellat 1874
†Archastropecten mabillei de Loriol 1880
†Archastropecten mandelslohi Forbes 1848
†Archastropecten obesus Hess 1955
†Archastropecten orion Forbes 1848
†Archastropecten phillipsii Forbes 1848
†Archastropecten priscus Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Asterias breviassula Quenstedt 1876 [synonym], Asterias longassula Quenstedt 1876 [synonym]
†Archastropecten rupellensis d'Orbigny 1850
†Archastropecten scarburgensis Wright 1863
†Archastropecten suprajurensis Schilling 1870
†Archastropecten wilckensis de Loriol 1905
†Archastropecten wittsii Wright 1863
†Archastropecten wolterdorfi Hess 1955
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) cotteswoldiae Murchison 1845
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†Archastropecten cotteswoldiae stonesvieldensis Wright 1863
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) huxleyi Wright 1863
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) infirma Fraas 1886
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) lithographica de Loriol 1895
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) longispina Hess 1968
†Pentasteria (Archastropecten) procera Hess 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Cretaceous or 164.70000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callovian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Pentasteria longispina (32016) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | France | Astropecten clavaeformis (72288) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | Switzerland | Pentasteria longispina (58317) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | France | Pentasteria longispina (61724) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | Switzerland | Pentasteria longispina (58565 58566 58568) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | France | Pentasteria infirma (58658) Pentasteria lithographica (58209) | |
| Late/Upper Valanginian | France | Astropecten carthusiae (64824) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Argentina (San Luis) | Astropecten wilckensis (235482) |