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Cardiaster ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Cardiasteridae : Cardiaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Cardiaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cardiaster Forbes, 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (2) 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 53.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Holasteroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Holasteroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Holasteroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Holasteroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Holasteroida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cardiaster batnensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster bolschechetensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster bourgeoisanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster cotteauanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster cubensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster curtus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster deciper ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster gillieroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster granulosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster hilli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster jugatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster kelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster leonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster marylandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster marylandicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster moabiticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster pachecoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster palmeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Cardiaster peroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster perorientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster pseudoplanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster smocki ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cardiaster thomasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cardiaster zignoanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Cardiaster Forbes |
| 1915 | Cardiaster Clark and Twitchell p. 83 |
| 1966 | Cardiaster Wagner and Durham p. U528 |
| 1976 | Cardiaster Shmidt p. 154 |
| 1984 | Cardiaster Kier p. 10 |
| 1991 | Cardiaster Smith p. 51 |
| 2002 | Cardiaster Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
