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Permasteridae

Asteroidea - Kermasida - Permasteridae

Taxonomy
Permasteridae was named by Blake (2018). Its type is Permaster.

It was assigned to Kermasida by Blake (2018) and Blake and Koniecki (2019).

Subtaxa
Ambigaster, Delicaster, Emphereaster, Permaster (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Permasteridae Blake
2019Permasteridae Blake and Koniecki p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderKermasida
familyPermasteridaeBlake 2018
familyPermasteridaeBlake 2018

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. †Permasteridae Blake 2018
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G. †Ambigaster Blake and Elliott 2003
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†Ambigaster carnarvonensis Kesling 1969
†Ambigaster coleyi Webster and Jell 1992
†Ambigaster wandageensis Kesling 1969
G. †Delicaster Blake and Elliott 2003
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†Delicaster enigmaticus Kesling 1967
†Delicaster hotchkissi Blake and Koniecki 2019
G. †Emphereaster Blake and Elliott 2003
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†Emphereaster missouriensis Blake and Elliott 2003
G. †Permaster Kesling 1969
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†Permaster grandis Kesling 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Kungurian or 343.00000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Missouri) Emphereaster missouriensis (724)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Illinois) Delicaster sp. (91185)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Iowa) Emphereaster missouriensis (91186)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Delicaster enigmaticus (91184)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Delicaster enigmaticus (26)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Permaster grandis, Monaster wandageensis, Monaster carnarvonensis, Monaster coleyi (72211)