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Ptilonaster

Stenuroidea

Taxonomy
Ptilonaster was named by Hall (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Ptilonaster princeps.

It was assigned to Palaeophiuridae by Schuchert (1915); to Asterozoa by Spencer (1940); to Eophiuridae by Spencer (1951) and Owen (1965); to Rhopalocomidae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Stenurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stenuroidea by Blake (2013).

Species
P. princeps (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ptilonaster Hall pp. 291-292
1915Ptilonaster Schuchert pp. 239-240
1940Ptilonaster Spencer p. 540
1951Ptilonaster Spencer p. 111
1965Ptilonaster Owen p. 547
1966Ptilonaster Spencer and Wright p. U81
2002Ptilonaster Sepkoski
2013Ptilonaster Blake p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classStenuroidea()
genusPtilonaster

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. †Ptilonaster Hall 1868
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Ptilonaster princeps Hall 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilesubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: carnivoresubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:38:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:38:42
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) P. princeps (76214)