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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2278999	https://www.gbif.org/species/2278999
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	33354	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33354

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Brisaster

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Brisaster

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ambulacraria
phylum	Echinodermata	Klein 1754
subphylum	Echinozoa	von Zittel 1895
class	Echinoidea
subclass	Euechinoidea	Bronn 1860
superorder	Acroechinoidea
-	Carinacea	Kroh and Smith 2010
-	Irregularia
-	Atelostomata	von Zittel 1879
order	Spatangoida	Agassiz 1840
suborder	Paleopneustina	Agassiz 1904
family	Schizasteridae
genus	Brisaster	Gray 1855

Scientific Name

Brisaster Gray, 1855

Name Published In

Cat. Rec. Ech. Brit. Mus.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Brisaster	genus	belongs to Hemiasteridae	stated without evidence	Grant and Hertlein, 1938
Brisaster	genus	belongs to Schizasteridae	stated without evidence	Fischer, 1966
Brisaster	genus	belongs to Spatangoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (20%)

First Recorded Appearance

41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene

Environment

marine (based on Spatangoida)

Motility

slow-moving (based on Spatangoida)

Vision

limited (based on Echinoidea)

Diet

deposit feeder, detritivore (based on Spatangoida)

Reproduction

dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Spatangoida)

Ontogeny

accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)

Taphonomy

high Mg calcite (based on Spatangoida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Common Name(s)

キツネブンブク

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Brisaster antarcticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster fragilis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Brisaster kerguelenensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster latifrons ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Brisaster latus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster maximus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Brisaster micropetalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster moseleyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Brisaster moskvini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster owstoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster stalderi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster tasmanicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brisaster townsendi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Bryssater Nobre, 1931	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : *Bryssater*
Indiaster Lambert, 1920	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : *Indiaster*
Bristaster J.E.Gray, 1855	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : *Bristaster*
Lymanaster Lambert, 1920	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : *Lymanaster*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1855	Brisaster Gray
1938	Brisaster Grant and Hertlein p. 122
1966	Brisaster Fischer p. U575
1995	Brisaster Chiesa et al. p. 63
2001	Brisaster Lindley p. 133
2002	Brisaster Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Grant U. S., Hertlein L. G. (1938) The West American Cenozoic Echinoidea, Publications of the University of California at Los Angeles in Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2, 1-225

Fischer A. G. (1966) Spatangoids, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U. Echinodermata. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Boulder and Lawrence 3 2, U543-U628

Chiesa J.O., Parma S.G., et al (1995) Observaciones estratigraficas en el Paleogeno del noroeste de la Provincia de Santa Cruz (Republica Argentina). Parte II: Invertebrados marinos de la Formacion El Chacy (Eoceno), Provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. Systematica y bioestratigrafia, Monografias de la Acadamia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas Y Naturales 11, 17-68

Lindley I. D. (2001) Tertiary echinoids from Papua New Guinea, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 123, 119-139

Durham, J. W., H. B. Fell, A. G. Fischer, et al. / Durham, J. Wyatt, et al. / Moore, Raymond C., ed., 1966: Echinoids. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part U, Echinodermata 3, vol. 1 and vol. 2. U211-U640. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Hansson, G, Samuelsson, Cedhagen & Strand (2013) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Tagghudingar–svalgsträngsdjur. Echinodermata– Hemichordata. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

WoRMS (2010) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Fell, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Cat. Rec. Ech. Brit. Mus. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. - via World Register of Marine Species

David, B., T. Choné, A. Festeau & C. de Ridder (2004). Antarctic Echinoids, an Interactive Database. Editions Universitaires Dijon. Cd Rom. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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