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Jugiaster speciosus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Palasterinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeasterina speciosa was named by Miller and Dyer (1878). Its type specimen is Holotype MCZ 108063 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Jugiaster.

It was recombined as Petraster speciosus by Schuchert (1915); it was recombined as Jugiaster speciosus by Blake (2007) and Blake et al. (2016); it was recombined as Jugiaster speciosa by Blake (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Palaeasterina approximata Miller and Dyer p. 30 figs. pl. 1 fig. 8
1878Palaeasterina speciosa Miller and Dyer p. 30 figs. pl. 1 fig. 7
1889Palaeasterina speciosa Miller p. 266 figs. fig. 381
1915Petraster speciosus Schuchert pp. 142-145 figs. pl. 23 figs. 5-7, pl. 26 fig. 1, pl. 27 figs. 1-4
2007Jugiaster speciosus Blake p. 1479 figs. figs. 1, 2, 4.2
2016Jugiaster speciosus Blake et al. p. 168
2018Jugiaster speciosa Blake p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyPalasterinidae
genusJugiaster
speciesspeciosus()

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.

Jugiaster speciosus Miller and Dyer 1878
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Invalid names: Palaeasterina approximata Miller and Dyer 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 13:21:54
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:44:31
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Jugiaster speciosus (88035) Petraster speciosus (5326)