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Asteroblastidae

Asteroblastidae

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

It was assigned to Asteroblastida by Beaver et al. (1967).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Asteroblastidae Bather
1967Asteroblastidae Beaver et al. p. S258

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

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]
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

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)