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Falloaster anquiroisitus

Falloasteridae

Taxonomy
Falloaster anquiroisitus was named by Blake et al. (2019) [IMNH = Idaho Museum of Natural History, Pocatello, Idaho]. Its type specimen is IMNH IP-276/849 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bear River Range, which is in a Blackhillsian marine mudstone/packstone in the Garden City Formation of Idaho.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Falloaster anquiroisitus Blake et al. figs. 1, 2, 3.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
familyFalloasteridae
genusFalloaster
speciesanquiroisitus

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.

†Falloaster anquiroisitus Blake et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilesubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: carnivoresubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:38:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:38:42
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, 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 (Idaho) Falloaster anquiroisitus (type locality: 206507)