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Mesotremaster

Asteroidea - Tremasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesotremaster was named by Hess (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u J Oxfo-m]. It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Hess (1972) and Gale (2018).

It was assigned to Tremasterinae by Hess (1972); to Asteroidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Asterinidae by Gale (2011); and to Tremasteridae by Gale (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Mesotremaster Hess p. 22
2002Mesotremaster Sepkoski
2011Mesotremaster Gale p. 62
2018Mesotremaster Gale p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Spinulosida()
Chevronida
familyTremasteridae()
genusMesotremaster

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. †Mesotremaster Hess 1972
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Mesotremaster felli Hess 1972
Mesotremaster mazetieri Mercier 1935
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H Hess 1972Body pentagonal, without interradial angle. Ambulacral plates compressed. Ambulacral pores organized in four rows. Papular pores reduced to very small openings between the abactinal plates.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-02 03:15:13
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:46:48
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 171.60000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Switzerland M. felli (32036)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Stauraster mazetieri (72284)