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Omanaster imbricatus

Asteroidea - Euaxosida - Omanasteridae

Taxonomy
Omanaster imbricatus was named by Blake et al. (2014). Its type specimen is MPUM 8433 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saiwan, Pachycyrtella Bed I4-2, which is in a Sakmarian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Saiwan Formation of Oman. It is the type species of Omanaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Omanaster imbricatus Blake et al. p. 265 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-8; text-fig 1
2018Omanaster imbricatus Blake p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderEuaxosida
familyOmanasteridae
genusOmanaster
speciesimbricatus

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.

Omanaster imbricatus Blake et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Oman Omanaster imbricatus (type locality: 111036)