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Spenceraster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Spenceraster was named by Lambert (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Ceno-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Lambert (1914), Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. Villier on 2013-10-27

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Trachyaster Spencer
1914Spenceraster Lambert
1966Spenceraster Spencer and Wright p. U62
2002Spenceraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusSpenceraster

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. †Spenceraster Lambert 1914
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Spenceraster rugosus Spencer 1907
Invalid names: Trachyaster Spencer 1913 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France S. rugosus (59619)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Normandy) S. rugosus (59658)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) S. rugosus (73862)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France S. rugosus (59808)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Trachyaster rugosus (4071)