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Micrasteridae
Taxonomy
Micrasterinae was named by Lambert (1920).
It was reranked as the family Micrasteridae by Fischer (1966), Parma and Casadío (2005) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Micrasterina by Fischer (1966), Parma and Casadío (2005) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was reranked as the family Micrasteridae by Fischer (1966), Parma and Casadío (2005) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
It was assigned to Micrasterina by Fischer (1966), Parma and Casadío (2005) and Kroh and Smith (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1966 | Micrasteridae Fischer p. U580 |
2005 | Micrasteridae Parma and Casadío p. 1078 |
2010 | Micrasteridae Kroh and Smith p. 173 |
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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. †Micrasteridae Lambert 1920
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G. †Brissopneustes
G. †Diplodetus
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Subg. †Diplodetus (Diplodetus) Fischer 1966
Subg. †Diplodetus (Protobrissus)
†Diplodetus nutrix Boule 1899
†Diplodetus recklinghausenensis Schluter 1900
G. †Isopneustes
G. †Micraster Agassiz 1836
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Subg. †Micraster (Gibbaster)
Subg. †Micraster (Micraster) Fischer 1966
Subg. †Micraster (Plesiaster) Pomel 1883
†Micraster acutus Agassiz 1836
†Micraster americanus Stephenson 1941
†Micraster carinatus Djabarov 1964
†Micraster coranguinum Leske 1778
†Micraster corbovis Forbes 1850
†Micraster cortestudinarium Goldfuss 1826
†Micraster glyphus Schluter 1869
†Micraster leskei d'Orbigny 1855
†Micraster pseudorostratus Djabarov 1964
†Micraster rogalae Nowak 1909
†Micraster schlueteri Böhm 1891
†Micraster schroederi Stolley 1892
†Micraster uddeni Cooke 1953
G. †Ovulaster
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†Ovulaster protodecimae Giusberti et al. 2005
†Ovulaster reticulates Smith et al. 1999
Invalid names: Cyclasterinae Poslavskaya 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 93.90000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Collections (179 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Cretaceous | Japan (Kumamoto) | Plesiaster peini (204448) | |
Cretaceous | Japan (Kagashima) | Plesiaster peini (204447) | |
Senonian - Paleocene | Netherlands (Limburg) | Diplodetus bucardium (31455) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | Micraster crassissimus (59802 59815) | |
Middle Cenomanian | Serbia and Montenegro | Micraster acutus (164671) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Egypt (Sinai) | Micraster corbovis, Micraster leskei (3762) | |
Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | Micraster corbovis, Micraster leskei (38601) Micraster normanniae (38598 38607) Micraster normanniae, Micraster corbovis, Micraster leskei (38595) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | Egypt (Sinai) | Micraster corbovis (3765) | |
Late/Upper Turonian | Germany | Micraster leskei (12686 12688 12689 12690 12691 12692 12693 12704) Micraster sp. (12709 12710 12711 12713 12714 12715) | |
Late/Upper Turonian | Turkmenistan | Micraster corbovis (196656) | |
Late/Upper Turonian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommem) | Micraster borchardi (93289) | |
Late/Upper Turonian | Czech Republic | Micraster leskei (99235) | |
Middle Turonian | Poland | Micraster leskei (97983) | |
Coniacian | France | Micraster decipiens (59650) | |
Coniacian - Santonian | France | Micraster turonensis, Micraster decipiens (3736) | |
Coniacian - Santonian | Spain | Micraster matheroni, Micraster corbaricus (66967) | |
Early/Lower Coniacian | Germany | Micraster sp. (12716 12717) Micraster sp., Micraster leskei (12718 12719 12720) | |
Early/Lower Coniacian | France | Micraster decipiens (59798) | |
Early/Lower Coniacian | Turkmenistan | Micraster cortestudinarium, Micraster carinatus (196558) Micraster leskei (196557) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian | Spain | Micraster brevis (74370 74375 74376 74379 74380 74381 74382 74386 74388 74389 74390) Micraster brevis, Micraster sp. 1 (74385 74387) Micraster sp. 1 (74369) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian | Spain | Micraster corbaricus, Micraster matheroni (66968 66969) | |
Santonian | Spain | Micraster sp. (66983) | |
Santonian | USA (Texas) | Micraster uddeni (197717) | |
Early/Lower Santonian | Spain | Micraster brevis (74400 74401 74405 74407 74410 74412 74416 74417 74426 74427 74429 74436 74438 74439 74440 74441 74442 74443 74444 74445 74446 74447 74448 74450 74451 74452 74453 74454 74455 74458 74461) Micraster brevis, Micraster matheroni (74468) Micraster brevis, Micraster sp. 1 (74435) Micraster matheroni (74462 74466) Micraster sp. 1 (74434 74449) | |
Early/Lower Santonian | Austria | Micraster sp. (173328) | |
Early/Lower Santonian | Turkmenistan | Micraster coranguinum (196657 196658) | |
Late/Upper Santonian | Austria | Micraster sp. (146295) | |
Middle Santonian | Germany | Diplodetus recklinghausenensis (178204) | |
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian | France | Micraster sp. (59652) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Campanian | Spain | Micraster corbaricus, Micraster gourdoni, Micraster matheroni (66989) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian | Antarctica | Micraster regularis (39619) | |
Campanian | France | Micraster regularis (3784) | |
Campanian | Spain | Micraster aturicus, Micraster stolleyi (66996) | |
Campanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Micraster laxoporus, Micraster glyphus (87397) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Turkmenistan | Micraster pseudorostratus (196566) Micraster schroederi (196564 196565) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Micraster fastigatus, Micraster schroederi, Micraster glyphus (31992) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Germany | Micraster glyphus (64141) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | France | Micraster sp. (59776) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Belgium | Diplodetus sp. (32171) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Spain | Diplodetus sp. (24251) Micraster sp. (66993) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Germany | Micraster stolleyi, Micraster glyphus (64187) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Belgium (Liege) | Diplodetus sp., Micraster stolleyi, Micraster schroederi (32147) Micraster stolleyi, Micraster schroederi (32150) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Turkmenistan | Micraster glyphus (196567 196659) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | France (Landes) | Micraster coranguinum (213812) Micraster corcolumbarium (213835) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Tunisia | Micraster sp. (47107) Plesiaster sp. (74533) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Austria | Micraster stolleyi, Micraster corcolumbarium, Micraster aturicus, Micraster schroederi (48008) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Arkansas) | Micraster americanus (78165 78183 78199 83037 197647 197648 197649) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Spain | Micraster aturicus, Micraster stolleyi (66997) Micraster gourdoni, Micraster stolleyi (67002) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Diplodetus cretaceus, Diplodetus sp., Micraster fastigatus, Micraster glyphus (31993) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Micraster glyphus (63985 63995 64002 64127 64128 64130 64131 64132 64134 64135 64136 64142 64143 64155 64180) Micraster schlueteri (221859) | |
Maastrichtian | Spain (Santander) | Ovulaster reticulaws (157043) | |
Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Belgium (Liege) | Diplodetus bucardium (32158) Diplodetus duponti, Diplodetus parvistella (32148 32151) | |
Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | Brissopneustes ruegenensis (32022) | |
Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Micraster americanus (78125 197616) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Belgium (Liege) | Diplodetus bucardium (32149) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands (Limburg) | Diplodetus bucardium, Diplodetus parvistella (32159) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Diplodetus nutrix (5167) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | Micraster americanus (4517 4520 197652) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Mississippi) | Micraster americanus (78195 197606) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Diplodetus americanus (3123) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Diplodetus parvistella (32162) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian | Netherlands (Limburg) | Diplodetus americanus (32169) | |
Danian | Denmark | Brissopneustes suecicus, Micraster sp. (89866) | |
Danian | Netherlands | Diplodetus americanus (3122) | |
Danian | France | Isopneustes sp. (22970) | |
Danian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Diplodetus nutrix (5160) | |
Danian | Austria (Niederösterreich) | Brissopneustes sp. (87002) Brissopneustes vindobonnensis (87001) | |
Danian - Selandian | Egypt | Micraster sp. (87000) | |
Thanetian | Spain (Santander) | Micraster tercensis (157015) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Cuba | Habanaster sanchezi (91130) |