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Pycinaster
Taxonomy
Pycinaster was named by Spencer (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066
Name given for "Pycnaster" Sladen 1891, homonym of "Pycnaster" Pomel 1883]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pycinasterinae.
It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Spencer (1907); to Pycinasterinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pycinasteridae by Breton and Néraudeau (2008).
It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Spencer (1907); to Pycinasterinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pycinasteridae by Breton and Néraudeau (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1907 | Pycinaster Spencer |
| 1966 | Pycinaster Spencer and Wright p. U59 |
| 2002 | Pycinaster Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Pycinaster Breton and Néraudeau pp. 325-327 |
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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. †Pycinaster Spencer 1907
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†Pycinaster angustatus Forbes 1848
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Invalid names: Pentagonaster robustus Spencer 1905 [synonym]
†Pycinaster corbaricus Breton and Vizcaïno 1997
†Pycinaster cornutus Rasmussen 1945
†Pycinaster crassus Spencer 1907
†Pycinaster danicus Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
†Pycinaster humilis Spencer 1913
†Pycinaster magnificus Spencer 1913
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Invalid names: Pentetagonaster dutemplei d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
†Pycinaster mortenseni Mercier 1935
†Pycinaster rasmusseni Müller 1953
†Pycinaster rosenkrantzii Brünnich-Nielsen 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Ypresian or 189.60000 to 47.80000 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | France | P. mortenseni (72286) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | France | P. sp. (59653) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | Switzerland (Neuchatel) | P. sp. (31986) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Normandy) | P. humilis (59658) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom | P. sp. (59681 59682 59688) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | P. humilis (59613 59619) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | France | P. humilis (59799) | |
| Turonian | France | P. sp. (59637) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | France | P. humilis (59620) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Czech Republic | P. sp. (90516) | |
| Coniacian | France | P. angustatus, P. crassus (72287) P. humilis (59680) P. sp. (59650) | |
| Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian | France | P. angustatus (59659 59675) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | France | P. sp. (59677) | |
| Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian | France | P. angustatus (59652) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Belgium (Liege) | P. magnificus (32147) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | France (Landes) | P. magnificus (214093) | |
| Maastrichtian | France | P. angustatus (72285) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Landes) | P. magnificus (214171 214186 214190) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | P. rasmusseni (32022) | |
| Danian | Denmark | P. crassus (89866) | |
| Ypresian | France | P. corbaricus (59788 59789) |