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Talecaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Talecaster was named by Breton (1992). It is not extant. Its type is Talecaster neraudeaui.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Breton (1992).

Species
T. neraudeaui (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Talecaster Breton p. 385

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusTalecaster

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. †Talecaster Breton 1992
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†Talecaster neraudeaui Breton 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Coniacian or 89.30000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Spain T. neraudeaui (92947 92948)