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Geinitzaster decoratus

Asteroidea - Valvatida

Taxonomy
Oreaster decoratus was named by Geinitz (1871). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Staatlisches Museum Dresden, SAK 6454-6458. It is the type species of Geinitzaster.

It was recombined as Geinitzaster decoratus by Zitt (2005), Villier (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Oreaster decoratus Geinitz pp. 88-89 figs. pl. 22, fig. 26-33; pl. 23, fig. 1-5
2005Geinitzaster decoratus Zitt p. 320 figs. figs. 2-9
2010Geinitzaster decoratus Villier p. 719

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
genusGeinitzaster
speciesdecoratus()

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.

†Geinitzaster decoratus Geinitz 1871
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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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Geinitzaster decoratus (64044 64045 64046)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czechia Geinitzaster decoratus (58092)