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Asteroblastida

Taxonomy
Asteroblastida was named by Bather (1900). Its type is Asteroblastus.

It was assigned to Diploporita by Beaver et al. (1967); and to Blastozoa by Sheffield and Sumrall (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Asteroblastida Bather
1967Asteroblastida Beaver et al. p. S258
2019Asteroblastida Sheffield and Sumrall pp. 746 - 747

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilyAsteroblastidaBather 1900
superfamilyAsteroblastidaBather 1900

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.

Superfm. †Asteroblastida Bather 1900
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Fm. †Asteroblastidae Bather 1900
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G. †Asteroblastus d'Eichwald 1862
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Asteroblastus stellatus d'Eichwald 1862
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Invalid names: Asteroblastus foveolatus d'Eichwald 1860 [synonym]
Fm. †Mesocystidae Bather 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:36:39
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:36:39
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Volkhov to the top of the Kunda or 471.10000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov - Kunda471.1 - 464.3Russian Federation (City of St. Petersburg) Asteroblastus stellatus (211494)