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Edrioaster

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Edrioasteridae

Taxonomy
Edrioaster was named by Billings (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 239,318]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyclaster bigsbyi.

It was assigned to Edrioasteridae by Regnéll (1966); and to Edrioasterida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. bigsbyi
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. priscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Edrioaster Billings
1966Edrioaster Regnéll
2002Edrioaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
suborderEdrioasterinaBather 1898
familyEdrioasteridaeBather 1898
genusEdrioasterBillings 1858

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.

G. †Edrioaster Billings 1858
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†Edrioaster bigsbyi Billings 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-02-27 13:44:06
Modified: 2009-02-27 15:44:06
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0USA (Kentucky) E. bigsbyi (190385)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) E. bigsbyi (99336)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) E. bigsbyi (23403 23404)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) E. priscus (87819)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa, Illinois) E. bigsbyi (23474)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) E. bigsbyi (23470 23471 23472 23477 23481 23486)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) E. bigsbyi (195615)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) E. bigsbyi (26263)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Cyclaster bigsbyi (180117)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) E. bigsbyi (23405)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) E. bigsbyi (23490)