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Cenomanaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Cenomanaster was named by Wright (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno]. It is not extant. Its type is Asterias cenomanensis.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Wright (1951) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Jacobella Mercier
1951Cenomanaster Wright p. 283
1966Cenomanaster Spencer and Wright p. U59
2002Cenomanaster Sepkoski

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

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. †Cenomanaster Wright 1951
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Cenomanaster cenomanensis Guéranger 1853
Invalid names: Jacobella Mercier 1935 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France C. cenomanensis (59791)