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Furcaster cataphractus

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Furcaster cataphractus was named by Boczarowski (2001). Its type specimen is Holotype: GIUS 4-564 Mrz./999/1 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. separatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Furcaster cataphractus Boczarowski pp. 31-35 figs. Pls 3: 3-12, 15, 16, 4: 4-19, 5: 1-3, 5-23; Text-figs 12A-I, 13A-E, 14A-R, 15A-AL, AZ

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusFurcaster
speciescataphractus

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.

†Furcaster cataphractus Boczarowski 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Vertebral articula and wings are triangle−shaped. Spines with straight edges.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 407.60000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Furcaster cataphractus (94468 94469)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82904 99476)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian383.7 - 379.5Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82612)
Middle Givetian - Late/Upper Givetian383.0 - 382.7Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99466)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82610)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99442 99443 99445)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Furcaster cataphractus (82667 82739 83081 83084 83086 99435 99464 99471 99474)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Poland Furcaster cataphractus (99467)