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Tomidaster

Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae

Taxonomy
Tomidaster was named by Sladen (1891). It is not extant. Its type is Tomidaster sulcatus.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Sladen (1891) and Breton (1992).

Species
T. sulcatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Tomidaster Sladen
1992Tomidaster Breton p. 304

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

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. †Tomidaster Sladen 1891
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Tomidaster sulcatus Sladen 1891
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Breton 1992Arm short with a wide base and passing indistinctly to the disk. Interbrachial arc regularly rounded. Marginal plates short with a maximum width in the interradius. Granule-pits fine, hexagonal, occasionally irregular. Pedicellariae-pits elongated.
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: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom Ophryaster sulcatus (59682 59688)