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Pegaster

Asteroidea - Asteriidae

Taxonomy
Pegaster was named by Blake and Peterson (1993) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Pegaster stichos.

It was assigned to Asteriidae by Blake and Peterson (1993); and to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. stichos (type species), P. sticos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Pegaster Blake and Peterson
2002Pegaster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
familyAsteriidae
genusPegaster

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. †Pegaster Blake and Peterson 1993
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Pegaster stichos Blake and Peterson 1993
Pegaster sticos Blake and Peterson 1993
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and D.S. Peterson 1993Neomorphasterid with relatively short, blunt arms and stout ossicles.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) P. stichos (59865)