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Astrocystitidae

Edrioasteroidea - Edrioasterida - Astrocystitidae

Taxonomy
Astrocystitidae was named by Bassler (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Edrioblastoidina by Sprinkle and Sumrall (2015).

Subtaxa
Porosublastus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Astrocystitidae Bassler
2015Astrocystitidae Sprinkle and Sumrall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
orderEdrioasteridaBell 1976
suborderEdrioblastoidinaFay 1962
familyAstrocystitidaeBassler 1935
familyAstrocystitidaeBassler 1935

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.

Fm. †Astrocystitidae Bassler 1935
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G. †Porosublastus Sprinkle and Sumrall 2015
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†Porosublastus inexpectus Sprinkle and Sumrall 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Porosublastus inexpectus (180654)