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Palasterinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Palasterinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Euaxosida : Palasterinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Palasterinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Asteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Asteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Asteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Asteroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Gregory. 1899. On Lindstromaster and the classification of Palaeasterids. Geological Magazine 6:341-354 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archasterina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Palaeosolaster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Palasterina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Stibaraster ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1899 | Palasterinidae Gregory p. 348 |
| 1915 | Palasterinidae Schuchert pp. 53, 138 |
| 1934 | Palasterinidae Withers and Keble p. 227 |
| 1957 | Palasterinidae Lehmann p. 99 |
| 1965 | Palasterinidae Owen p. 562 |
| 1966 | Palasterinidae Spencer and Wright p. U45 |
| 1989 | Palasterinidae Blake p. 213 |
| 2005 | Palasterinidae Dean Shackleton p. 71 |
| 2007 | Palasterinidae Herringshaw et al. p. 1225 |
| 2018 | Palasterinidae Blake |
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!
