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Kyraster

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Palaeasteridae

Taxonomy
Kyraster was named by Lehmann (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: D l]. Its type is Kyraster inermis.

It was assigned to Asteroidea by Lehmann (1957); to Promopalaeasteridae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Uractinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeasteridae by Blake (2018).

Species
K. inermis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Kyraster Lehmann p. 144
1966Kyraster Spencer and Wright p. U53
2002Kyraster Sepkoski
2018Kyraster Blake p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyPalaeasteridae
genusKyraster

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. †Kyraster Lehmann 1957
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Kyraster inermis Lehmann 1957
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany K. inermis (26904)