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Tethyaster
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Tethyaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Tethyaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Tethyaster Sladen, 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Sladen, W.P. (1889). Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology. 30 (part 51): xlii + 893 pages, 118 plates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 174 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Astropectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Astropectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Asteroidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Astropectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Astropectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Astropectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. P. Sladen. 1889. The Asteroidea. Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger 1873-1876, Zoology 30:1-935 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Tethyaster albertensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Tethyaster aulophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster canaliculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster guerangeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Tethyaster jurassicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Tethyaster pacei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster subinermis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster tangaroae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tethyaster vestitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Moriaster Gregory, 1900 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Moriaster |
Sideriaster Verrill, 1899 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Sideriaster |
Anthosticte Fisher, 1911 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Anthosticte |
Thethyaster Nobre, 1931 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Thethyaster |
Moiraster Sladen, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Moiraster |
Thetyaster Nobre, 1931 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Thetyaster |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Tethyaster Sladen |
1995 | Tethyaster Breton p. 19 |
2002 | Tethyaster 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!