Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Stenuroidea : Embolasteridae : Embolaster : Embolaster graffhami |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Embolaster graffhami | species | belongs to Embolaster | stated with evidence | Blake, 2008 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Asterozoa) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Asterozoa) |
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Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. B. Blake. 2008. A new Ordovician asteroid (Echinodermata) with somasteroid-like skeletal elements. Journal of Paleontology 82(4):645-656 |
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