| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Asterinidae : Protremaster : Protremaster universalis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Asterinidae : Protremaster : Protremaster universalis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Protremaster |
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| Scientific Name | Protremaster universalis Smith & Tranter, 1985 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Protremaster universalis | species | belongs to Protremaster | stated without evidence | Smith and Tranter, 1985 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 199 - 191 Ma
Early Jurassic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 199 - 191 Ma
Early Jurassic |
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| Environment | marine (based on Asterinidae) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Asterinidae) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Asteroidea) |
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| Diet | detritivore (based on Asterinidae) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Asterinidae) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Asterinidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. B. Smith and T.H. Tranter. 1985. Protremaster, a new lower jurassic genus of asteroid from Antarctica. Geological Magazine 122(4):351-359 |
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Protremaster universalis ✝
