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Riedaster reicheli

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae

Taxonomy
Riedaster reicheli was named by Kutscher and Röper (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Papierschifer, Lower Tithonian, Hienheim, Ried, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone in the Papierschiefer Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Riedaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper pp. 8-12 figs. fig. 2-3, pl. 4-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyAstropectinidae
genusRiedaster
speciesreicheli

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.

Riedaster reicheli Kutscher and Röper 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 03:56:56
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:31:00
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Riedaster reicheli (type locality: 31994)