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Goniodiscaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Oreasteridae

Taxonomy
Goniodiscaster was named by Clark (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oreasteridae by Fisher (1911) and Gale (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Goniodiscaster Clark
1911Goniodiscaster Fisher
2011Goniodiscaster Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyOreasteridae
genusGoniodiscaster

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. Goniodiscaster Clark 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:02:56
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:19:17
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Mexico G. sp. (59918)