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Sphaeriaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Poraniidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriaster was named by Dons (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Poraniidae by Dons (1939), Hess (1972) and Gale (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Sphaeriaster Dons p. 37
1972Sphaeriaster Hess p. 26
2002Sphaeriaster Sepkoski
2011Sphaeriaster Gale p. 62

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

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. Sphaeriaster Dons 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

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 S. jurassicus (32036)