The World Asteroidea Database - Afraster Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Afraster Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

AphiaID

1316473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316473)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pedicellasteridae Perrier, 1884

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Species Afraster scalariformis Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Blake, D.B., Breton, G., and Gofas, S. (1996). A new genus and species of Asteriidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Angola, Africa. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 79(1/2): 181-187., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988276
page(s): 184 [details]

Descriptive notes

Fossil range Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian)

Fossil range Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Afraster Blake, Breton & Gofas, 1996 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316473 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-12-20 02:54:53Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Blake, D.B., Breton, G., and Gofas, S. (1996). A new genus and species of Asteriidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Angola, Africa. <em>Paläontologische Zeitschrift.</em> 79(1/2): 181-187., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02988276
page(s): 184 [details]

From editor or global species database

Fossil range Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) [details]