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Germanasterias
Taxonomy
Germanasterias was named by Blake (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-u Sepkoski's reference number: 911]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteriidae by Blake (1990), Gale (2011).
It was assigned to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteriidae by Blake (1990), Gale (2011).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. Villier on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. B. Blake 1990 | Asteriid with body wall ossicular rows consisting of well defined carinal series, one row of primary laterals (and associated small ossicles) on each side of carinals, then two marginal and three actinal rows. Abactinals digitate, arranged in regular transverse and longitudinal rows and separate by relatively large papularia. Ambulacra compressed, podial pores quadriserial, strongly offset; first 4 or possible 5 adambulacrals forming adoral carinae; adambulacra with transverse series of 4 spines; large uncrossed clam-shaped pedicellariae present on dorsal surface only; dorsal surface with numerous stout spines, especially on disk and carinal series. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Hettangian | Germany (Württemberg) | G. amplipapularia (59868) |