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Noviaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Noviaster was named by Valette (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath]. It is not extant. Its type is Noviaster lissajousi.

It was assigned to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Goniasteridae by Valette (1929), Spencer and Wright (1966), Hess (1972), Hess (1991) and Gale (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Noviaster Valette pp. 17-18
1966Noviaster Spencer and Wright p. U62
1972Noviaster Hess p. 11
1991Noviaster Hess p. 882
2002Noviaster Sepkoski
2011Noviaster Gale p. 77

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

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. †Noviaster Valette 1929
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Noviaster hostettleri Hess 1991
Noviaster lissajousi Valette 1929
Noviaster polyplax Hess 1972
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: Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 171.60000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Switzerland N. polyplax (32036)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland N. sp. (58317)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France N. sp. (61724)