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Scutasteridae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Scutasteridae

Taxonomy
Scutasteridae was named by Durham (1955). Its type is Scutaster.

It was assigned to Scutellina by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Scutelliformes by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Subtaxa
Scutaster (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Scutasteridae Durham p. 178
1966Scutasteridae Durham p. U489
2010Scutasteridae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyScutasteridae
familyScutasteridae

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.

Fm. †Scutasteridae Durham 1955
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G. Scutaster Pack 1909
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†Scutaster andersoni Pack 1909
†Scutaster vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
†Scutaster vaquerosensis kewi Loel and Corey 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Scutaster vaquerosensis (203554 238136 238137 238143 238172) Scutaster vaquerosensis, Scutaster vaquerosensis (238142 238144)