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Tripedicellaria

Asteroidea

Taxonomy
Tripedicellaria was named by Gale (2011). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Gale (2011).

It was assigned to Surculifera by Gale (2011).

Subtaxa
Forcipulatida
Sister taxa
Forcipulatida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Tripedicellaria Gale p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
—Tripedicellaria
—Tripedicellaria

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.

Unr. Tripedicellaria Gale 2011
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Unr. Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
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Fm. Asteriidae Gray 1840
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Subfm. Asteriinae Gray 1840
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G. Asterias Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Asterias (Archaeasterias) Müller 1855
†Asterias arenicola Goldfuss 1833
†Asterias bituminosa Geinitz 1849
†Asterias deslongchampsi Morière 1878
†Asterias dubium Whitfield 1877
†Asterias lincki Sears 1905
Asterias planci Linnaeus 1758
†Asterias propinqua Münster 1835
†Asterias punctulata Desmoulins 1832
†Asterias ranvillensis Porte 1927
†Asterias remondii Gabb 1866
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
†Asterias stellionura Sears 1905
Invalid names: Asteracanthion Müller and Troschel 1840 [synonym], Uraster Agassiz 1836 [objective synonym]
G. †Cretasterias Gale and Villier 2013
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†Cretasterias reticulatus Gale and Villier 2013
Subfm. †Dermasterinae Hess 1972
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G. †Dermaster de Loriol 1899
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†Dermaster boehmi de Loriol 1899
G. †Germanasterias Blake 1990
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G. †Hystrixasterias Blake 1990
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G. †Pegaster Blake and Peterson 1993
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†Pegaster stichos Blake and Peterson 1993
†Pegaster sticos Blake and Peterson 1993
G. †Polarasterias Rousseau et al. 2018
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†Polarasterias janusensis Rousseau et al. 2018
G. †Savignasterias Gale 2011
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G. Sclerasterias Perrier 1891
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†Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri Blake and Aronson 1998
Unr. Brisingida Fisher 1928
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Fm. Brisingidae Sars 1875
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G. Brisingella Fisher 1917
Invalid names: Brisingasteridae Mah 1996 [empty], Freyellidae Downey 1986 [empty], Hymenodiscidae Mah 1996 [empty], Odinellidae Mah 1996 [empty]
Fm. Heliasteridae Viguier 1878
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G. Heliaster Gray 1840
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Fm. Neomorphasteridae Fisher 1923
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G. †Argoviaster Hess 1972
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†Argoviaster occultus Hess 1972
Fm. Pedicellasteridae Perrier 1884
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G. †Afraster Blake et al. 1996
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†Afraster scalariformis Blake et al. 1996
G. †Psammaster Fau et al. 2020
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†Psammaster davidsoni de Loriol and Pellat 1874
Fm. †Stichasteridae Perrier 1885
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G. †Atalopegaster Blake and Guensburg 2016
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†Atalopegaster gundersoni Blake and Guensburg 2016
Fm. Zoroasteridae Sladen 1889
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G. Doraster Downey 1970
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†Doraster mizunoi Kato and Oji 2013
G. Zoroaster Thomson 1873
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Zoroaster fulgens Thomson 1873
Invalid names: Asteriadina Fisher 1928 [empty], Labidiasteridae Verrill 1914 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Liasicus to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Germany (Württemberg) Hystrixasterias hettangiurnus, Germanasterias amplipapularia (59868)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Belgium (Luxembourg) Asterias sp. (40087)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Switzerland Argoviaster occultus, Dermaster boehmi (32036)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Asterias ranvillensis (58932)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Asteriidae indet. (61717)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0USA (Montana) Atalopegaster gundersoni (216832)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Savignasterias villieri (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Asteriidae indet. (61723)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Forcipulatida indet. (75576 177726)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Morocco Zoroasteridae indet. (124947)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Asteriidae indet. (59792 59793 59794 59795)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Asteriidae indet. (59796)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Asteriidae indet. (59582)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8France Asteriidae indet. (59798)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Angola Afraster scalariformis (59842)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Pegaster stichos (59865)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Asteriidae indet. (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Asteriidae indet. (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Cretasterias reticulatus (145471)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri, Zoroaster fulgens (7296 81846) Zoroaster fulgens (42446 98515 99090 203480 203491 203500 203504)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Antarctica Zoroaster fulgens (98416 203498 203499)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Antarctica Sclerasterias zinsmeisteri (203488) Zoroaster fulgens (203489 203495 203503)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (North Island) Zoroaster whangareiensis (204562)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan Brisingella sp. (109709)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Asterias dugratii (13626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Asterias remondii (203557)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Heliaster microbrachius (35026)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Heliaster microbrachius (32039)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Asterias stellionura, Asterias lincki (203613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Asterias forbesi (48886 66720)