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Pegoasterella

Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae

Taxonomy
Pegoasterella was named by Blake and Koniecki (2020). It is not extant. Its type is Pegoasterella pompom.

It was assigned to Urasterellidae by Blake and Koniecki (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Pegoasterella Blake and Koniecki p. 19 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
familyUrasterellidae
genusPegoasterella

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. †Pegoasterella Blake and Koniecki 2020
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Pegoasterella pompom Blake and Koniecki 2020
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Invalid names: Promopalaeaster wilsoni Raymond 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-08 02:28:25
Modified: 2009-09-08 04:28:25
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake and Rozhnov 2007

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Oklahoma) P. pompom (211927)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Promopalaeaster sp. (24103)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Promopalaeaster wilsoni (23454)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Promopalaeaster wilsoni (23460)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) P. pompom (211925)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Promopalaeaster wilsoni (23457)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Promopalaeaster wilsoni (23402)