Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Promopalaeaster granulosus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Promopalaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeaster granulosa was named by Hall (1868). It is the type species of Promopalaeaster.

It was recombined as Promopalaeaster granulosus by Schuchert (1915), Owen (1965), Blake (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. granti, P. pricei, P. quadriserialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Palaeaster granulosa Hall p. 285
1915Promopalaeaster granulosus Schuchert pp. 112-113
1965Promopalaeaster granulosus Owen p. 569
2018Promopalaeaster granulosus Blake p. 37

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPromopalaeasteridae
genusPromopalaeaster
speciesgranulosus()

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:00
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Promopalaeaster granulosus (5326)