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Spenceraster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Spenceraster was named by Lambert (1914) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Ceno-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Lambert (1914) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Trachyaster Spencer
1914Spenceraster Lambert
1966Spenceraster Spencer and Wright p. U62
2002Spenceraster Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderValvatida
familyGoniasteridae
genusSpenceraster

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Spenceraster Lambert 1914
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Spenceraster rugosus Spencer 1907
Invalid names: Trachyaster Spencer 1913 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:01:50
Modified: 2007-10-02 06:05:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Blake 1990

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) S. rugosus (73862)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France S. rugosus (59619 59658)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France S. rugosus (59808)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Trachyaster rugosus (4071)