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Ptilonaster princeps

Stenuroidea

Taxonomy
Ptilonaster princeps was named by Hall (1868). Its type specimen is Holotype AMNH 5945 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Ptilonaster.

It was recombined as Palaeocoma princeps by Miller (1889).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ptilonaster princeps Hall p. 292
1889Palaeocoma princeps Miller p. 267
1915Ptilonaster princeps Schuchert pp. 240-241
1940Ptilonaster princeps Spencer p. 540
1952Ptilonaster princeps Wells pp. 120-121 figs. pl. 24
1965Ptilonaster princeps Owen p. 547

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
genusPtilonaster
speciesprinceps

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.

†Ptilonaster princeps Hall 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilesubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: carnivoresubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:38:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:38:42
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Ptilonaster princeps (76214)