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Asteriacitidae
Taxonomy
Asteriacitidae was named by Knaust and Neumann (2016). It is considered to be a form taxon. It was considered unknown by Knaust and Neumann (2016).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Knaust and Neumann (2016).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Knaust and Neumann (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Asteriacitidae Knaust and Neumann |
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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.
Fm. †Asteriacitidae Knaust and Neumann 2016
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G. †Asteriacites von Schlotheim 1820
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†Asteriacites lumbricalis Seilacher 1953
†Asteriacites quinquefolius Quenstedt 1876
†Asteriacites stelliformis Miller and Dyer 1878
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. Knaust and C. Neumann 2016 | Radial imprints and shallowly excavated pits. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eifelian - Givetian | Brazil (Goias) | Asteriacites sp. (37165) | |
| Smithian | Italy | Asteriacites lumbricalis (61808) | |
| Spathian | USA (Nevada) | Asteriacites lumbricalis (61814 61815 61817 61818 61820 61821 61822) | |
| Spathian | Italy | Asteriacites lumbricalis (61809) | |
| Spathian | USA (Utah) | Asteriacites lumbricalis (61813) | |
| Dienerian | Italy | Asteriacites lumbricalis (61806) | |
| Ladinian | Germany (Thuringia) | Asteriacites sp. (89458) | |
| Maastrichtian | France | Asteriacites sp. (59763) | |
| Bartonian | Peru (Piura) | Asteriacites caleta (52536) |