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Goniaster (Astrogonium) coombii ✝

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SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)102244https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=102244
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Pentagonaster : Goniaster (Astrogonium) coombii
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermataKlein 1754
subphylumAsterozoavon Zittel 1895
classAsteroideade Blainville 1830
subclassAmbuloasteroideaBlake and Hagdorn 2003
infraclassNeoasteroidea
superorderValvataceaMcKnight 1975
orderValvatidaPerrier 1884
familyGoniasteridaeForbes 1841
subfamilyGoniasterinaeForbes 1841
genusPentagonasterGray 1840
speciesGoniaster (Astrogonium) coombiiForbes 1848
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Goniaster (Astrogonium) coombiispeciesbelongs to Goniaster (Astrogonium)stated without evidenceForbes, 1848
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Goniasteridae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Goniasteridae)
Visionlimited (based on Asteroidea)
Dietdetritivore (based on Goniasteridae)
Reproductiondispersal=water,planktonic (based on Goniasteridae)
Ontogenyaccretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Goniasteridae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Forbes. 1848. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2(2):457-482

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1848Goniaster (Astrogonium) coombii Forbes p. 474

References

Forbes E. On the Asteriadae found fossil in British strata, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2 2, 457-482
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