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Manfredaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae

Taxonomy
Manfredaster was named by Villier et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Manfredaster cariniferus. It was considered monophyletic by Villier et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Stauranderasteridae by Villier et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Manfredaster Villier et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyStauranderasteridae
genusManfredaster

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. †Manfredaster Villier et al. 2004
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Manfredaster bulbiferus Forbes 1848
Manfredaster cariniferus Villier et al. 2004
Manfredaster concinnus Breton 1978
Manfredaster gibbosus Spencer 1913
Manfredaster senonensis Valette 1902
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Villier et al. 2004High convex disc; short robust arms. Carinal and marginal plates tall, triangular articulated near the base of the arm through kidney-shaped articulatory processes, and in the mid part of the arm by large, flat triangular surfaces. Ornament of a raised central area and a depressed margin covered with numerous fine, dense granule-pits. A single row of radial abactinal plates in the arm. Furrows on plate corners for papular area. No spines on marginals and abactinals. Pedicellariae-pits of oval, winged type. Primary plates of the disc enlarged, domed.
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 Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Stauranderaster bulbiferus (90516)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Stauranderaster bulbiferus, Stauranderaster senonensis (72287)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France M. cariniferus (72292)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6France Aspidaster bulbiferus (59612 59675) Aspidaster concinnus, Aspidaster bulbiferus, Aspidaster senonensis (59659)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Aspidaster bulbiferus, Aspidaster senonensis (59677)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Aspidaster bulbiferus (59652)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Aspidaster senonensis (32162)