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Nymphaster studlandensis

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Chomataster studlandensis was named by Schulz and Weitschat (1975). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Natural History Museum, London, collection Wright n°9533.

It was recombined as Nymphaster studlandensis by Gale (1987), Gale (1989), Breton (1992), Jagt (1999), Jagt (2000), Jagt et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Chomataster studlandensis Schulz and Weitschat pp. 278-279 figs. pl. 31, fig. 4-6
1987Nymphaster studlandensis Gale pp. 163-164 figs. fig. 3.2; pl. 4, fig. 11-15; pl. 5, fig.
1989Nymphaster studlandensis Gale pp. 283, 286 figs. fig. 2, 6
1992Nymphaster studlandensis Breton pp. 286-287 figs. fig. 120
1999Nymphaster studlandensis Jagt figs. pl. 2, fig. 8
2000Nymphaster studlandensis Jagt pp. 416-417 figs. pl. 13, fig. 7-8, 16-20
2021Nymphaster studlandensis Jagt et al. p. 3

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

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.

Nymphaster studlandensis Schulz and Weitschat 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Gale 1987Six superomarginals per interbrachial arc. Arc straight. Marginals cuneate at the arm base. External face of the median superomarginal plates deeply oblique, abactinal and abradial sides forming a blunt angular. First superomarginal slightly inflated abactinally. Second superomarginal plate highly asymmetrical.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Nymphaster studlandensis (32147 32150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Nymphaster studlandensis (59676)