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Trichaster ornatus

Ophiuroidea - Euryalida - Euryalidae

Taxonomy
Asteronyx ornatus was named by Rasmussen (1950). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MGUH 7567.

It was recombined as Trichaster ornatus by Jagt (2000), Kutscher and Jagt (2000).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Asteronyx granulosus Müller p. 33
1950Asteronyx ornatus Rasmussen p. 121 figs. pl. 18, fig. 11
1969Asteronyx ornatus Maryanska and Popiel-Barczyk p. 136 figs. pl. 1, fig. 4
1972Asteronyx ornatus Rasmussen p. 78
1985Asteronyx ornatus Jagt p. 98 fig. 1
1997Asteronyx ornatus Storc p. 172
2000Trichaster ornatus Jagt p. 8 figs. pl. 1, fig. 5-6
2000Trichaster ornatus Kutscher and Jagt p. 51 figs. pl. 32, fig. 1-3, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderEuryalida
familyEuryalidae
genusTrichaster
speciesornatus()

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.

†Trichaster ornatus Rasmussen 1950
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Invalid names: Asteronyx granulosus Müller 1950 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Trichaster ornatus (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Trichaster ornatus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trichaster ornatus (32148 32158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Trichaster ornatus (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Trichaster ornatus (32156 32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Trichaster ornatus (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Trichaster ornatus (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Trichaster ornatus (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Trichaster ornatus (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Poland Asteronyx ornatus (64008)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Trichaster ornatus (32169)