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Dermaster

Asteroidea - Asteriidae

Taxonomy
Dermaster was named by de Loriol (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 911]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Dermasterinae.

It was assigned to Dermasterinae by Hess (1972); to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asteriidae by de Loriol (1899) and Gale (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dermaster de Loriol
1972Dermaster Hess p. 32
2002Dermaster Sepkoski
2011Dermaster Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
familyAsteriidae
subfamilyDermasterinae
genusDermaster

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. †Dermaster de Loriol 1899
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Dermaster boehmi de Loriol 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 17:11:12
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:38:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Bajocian or 171.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Switzerland D. boehmi (32036)