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Caletaster barremicus

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Caletaster barremicus was named by Villier (2010). Its type specimen is MPUP VILL016 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 1, Serre de Bleyton, which is in a Barremian slope marl/limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Caletaster barremicus Villier pp. 710-712 figs. Text-fig. 5, pl. 1 figs j-l

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

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.

Caletaster barremicus Villier 2010
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Villier 2010A species of Caletaster with a distinctive proximal/distal profile of the marginal ossicles, the external face being slightly sunken on its adradial margin and arched at its abradial side. Associated with this profile, the outline of the body margin is flat or slightly depressed. Ornament of dense fine granule pits, associated in some ossicles with tiny rounded tubercles. Pedicellariae unknown.
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: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (DrĂ´me) Caletaster barremicus (75576 type locality: 177726)