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Plesiosolasteridae

Asteroidea - Plesiosolasteridae

Taxonomy
Plesiosolasteridae was named by Hess (1972).

It was assigned to Eugnathina by Hess (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Plesiosolasteridae Hess p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
suborderEugnathina
familyPlesiosolasteridae
familyPlesiosolasteridae

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. †Plesiosolasteridae Hess 1972
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G. †Plesiosolaster Hess 1972
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Plesiosolaster moretonis Forbes 1856
Invalid names: Brachisolaster Blake 1993 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-02 03:15:13
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:46:48
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990

Age range: Middle Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom Brachisolaster moretonis (59884)