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Paragonaster clarkae

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Paragonaster clarkae was named by Blake and Aronson (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 490423, 490419-390422, 490424-490428. Its type locality is W 94-03, Seymour Island, which is in a Ypresian paralic sandstone/sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Paragonaster clarkae Blake and Aronson pp. 342-344 figs. fig. 2.3-2.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusParagonaster
speciesclarkae

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.

Paragonaster clarkae Blake and Aronson 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and R. B. Aronson 1998Species of Paragonaster with robust form, ossicles stout. Short spines on superomarginals; abactinal ossicles with closely appressed accessory spinelets.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Paragonaster clarkae (type locality: 7296 42446)