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Astrodapsis
Taxonomy
Astrodapsis was named by Conrad (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m T Mi-u-u Sepkoski's reference number: 577]. Its type is Astrodapsis antiselli.
It was assigned to Scutellidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Echinarachniidae by Durham (1955), Hall (1962), Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Scutellidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Echinarachniidae by Durham (1955), Hall (1962), Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
A. antiselli (syn. A. tumidus, A. altus, A. ornatus, A. margaritanus) (type species), A. arnoldi (syn. A. major), A. brewerianus, A. cierboensis, A. davisi, A. diabloensis, A. fernandoensis, A. fresnoensis, A. israelskyi, A. jacalitosensis (syn. A. schencki), A. kewi, A. pabloensis, A. peltoides, A. spatiosus (syn. A. scutelliformis, A. salinasensis), A. whitneyi (syn. A. cuyamanus, A. californicus, A. coalingaensis, A. grandis)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Astrodapsis Conrad p. 315 |
| 1915 | Astrodapsis Clark and Twitchell p. 197 |
| 1920 | Astrodapsis Kew pp. 78 - 80 |
| 1938 | Astrodapsis Grant and Hertlein p. 68 |
| 1955 | Astrodapsis Durham p. 167 figs. Fig. 3, d; 14, f; 22, a-f |
| 1962 | Astrodapsis Hall, Jr. p. 65 |
| 1966 | Astrodapsis Durham p. U481 |
| 2002 | Astrodapsis Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Astrodapsis Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis antiselli Conrad 1856
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†Astrodapsis tumidus cierboensis Kew 1915
Invalid names: Astrodapsis altus Kew 1915 [synonym], Astrodapsis margaritanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis ornatus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis tumidus Rémond 1863 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis arnoldi Clark and Twitchell 1915
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†Astrodapsis arnoldi arnoldi Pack 1909
Invalid names: Astrodapsis arnoldi crassus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis arnoldi fresnoensis Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis depressus Kew 1920 [invalid subgroup], Astrodapsis major Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis brewerianus Remond 1863
†Astrodapsis cierboensis Kew 1915
†Astrodapsis davisi Grant and Eaton 1941
†Astrodapsis diabloensis Kew 1920
†Astrodapsis fernandoensis Pack 1909
†Astrodapsis fresnoensis Kew 1920
†Astrodapsis israelskyi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis jacalitosensis Arnold 1909
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis schencki Grant and Hertlein 1938 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis kewi Jordan and Hertlein 1926
†Astrodapsis pabloensis Kew 1915
†Astrodapsis peltoides Anderson and Martin 1914
†Astrodapsis spatiosus Kew 1920
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis salinasensis Richards 1935 [synonym], Astrodapsis scutelliformis Kew 1920 [synonym]
†Astrodapsis whitneyi Rémond 1863
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Invalid names: Astrodapsis californicus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis coalingaensis Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis cuyamanus Kew 1920 [synonym], Astrodapsis grandis Kew 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (40 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | USA (California) | A. tumidus, A. whitneyi (199729) | |
| Miocene | USA (California) | A. antiselli (203541) A. arnoldi (195300) A. fernandoensis, A. cuyamanus, A. salinasensis (194805) A. sp. (195078) | |
| Barstovian | USA (California) | A. cuyamanus (59074) | |
| Middle Miocene | USA (California) | A. pabloensis (203547) | |
| Serravallian | USA (California) | A. arnoldi (37544) A. arnoldi, A. spatiosus (37542) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | USA (California) | A. whitneyi, A. brewerianus (159598) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | A. spatiosus (168014) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | A. brewerianus (237584) A. brewerianus, A. brewerianus (237582) A. californicus (203542) A. coalingaensis, A. grandis, A. scutelliformis (203543) A. jacalitosensis (203544 216871 216900) A. schencki (203548) A. sp. (238334) A. tumidus, A. altus, A. cierboensis, A. margaritanus (203540) A. whitneyi, A. ornatus (203546) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | A. peltoides (203539) | |
| Messinian | USA (California) | A. arnoldi (194803 195038) A. crassus (194799) A. salinasensis (194797) A. sp., A. fernandoensis, A. spatiosus (194796) A. sp., A. spatiosus (194895) A. spatiosus (195029) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | A. fernandoensis (97208 97233 194094 194095 203611 208580) A. major (203545) A. sp. A (220181) | |
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California) | A. israelskyi, A. kewi (97124) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | A. fresnoensis (139658) |