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Cambraster

Edrioasteroidea - Stromatocystitidae

Taxonomy
Cambraster was named by Cabibel et al. (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm lMid Cm uMid Sepkoski's reference number: 654,805]. It is not extant. Its type is Trochocystites cannati.

It was assigned to Stromatocystitidae by Jell et al. (1985); and to Edrioasteroidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Cambraster Cabibel et al.
1985Cambraster Jell et al. p. 185
2002Cambraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyStromatocystitidaeBassler 1936
genusCambrasterCabibel et al. 1958

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.

G. †Cambraster Cabibel et al. 1958
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Cambraster cannati Miquel 1894
Cambraster tastudorum Jell et al. 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floran to the top of the Undillan or 507.00000 to 504.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) C. cannati (198923 198927)
Solvan513.0 - 501.0Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (56811)
St Davids513.0 - 501.0Spain (Zaragoza) C. tastudorum (90560)
Floran - Undillan507.0 - 504.0Australia (Tasmania) C. sp., C. tastudorum (193846)