| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Oreasteridae
Taxonomy
Oreasteridae was named by Fisher (1911). It is extant. Its type is Oreaster. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (1987) and Mah and Blake (2012).
It was assigned to Granulosina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Tripedicellaria by Gale (2011); and to Valvatida by Gale (1987), Blake (1989) and Mah and Blake (2012).
It was assigned to Granulosina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Tripedicellaria by Gale (2011); and to Valvatida by Gale (1987), Blake (1989) and Mah and Blake (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Oreasteridae Fisher p. 18 |
| 1966 | Oreasteridae Spencer and Wright p. 63 |
| 1987 | Oreasteridae Gale p. 125 |
| 1989 | Oreasteridae Blake p. 213 |
| 2011 | Oreasteridae Gale p. 60 |
| 2012 | Oreasteridae Mah and Blake p. 3 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Oreasteridae Fisher 1911
show all | hide all
G. Anthenea Gray 1840
G. Goniodiscaster Clark 1909
G. Oreaster Müller and Troschel 1842
hide
†Oreaster squamosus Forbes 1848
Invalid names: Pentaceros Gray 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 150.80000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) | Pentaceros stelliferus (23887) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Antarctica | Culcita sp. (150273) | |
| Ypresian | Antarctica | Oreasteridae indet. (42446) | |
| Eocene | Mexico | Goniodiscaster sp. (59918) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Florida) | Oreasteridae indet. (35026) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) | Goniodiscus sp. (50274) |