The World Asteroidea Database - Ocalaster Blake & Portell, 2009 †

Asteroidea taxon details

Ocalaster Blake & Portell, 2009 †

AphiaID

1316741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316741)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Goniasteridae Forbes, 1841

Direct children (2)

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Species Ocalaster seloyi Blake & Portell, 2009 †
Species Ocalaster timucum Blake & Portell, 2009 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Blake, D. B.; Portell, R. W. (2009). Implications for the study of fossil Asteroidea (Echinodermata) of new genera and species from the Eocene of Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 83(04): 562-574., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/implications-for-the-study-of-fossil-asteroidea-echinodermata-of-new-genera-and-species-from-the-eocene-of-florida/F9699001E467266179A126EED1FA4FAE [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Ocalaster Blake & Portell, 2009 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316741 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-12-22 04:37:59Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Blake, D. B.; Portell, R. W. (2009). Implications for the study of fossil Asteroidea (Echinodermata) of new genera and species from the Eocene of Florida. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 83(04): 562-574., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/implications-for-the-study-of-fossil-asteroidea-echinodermata-of-new-genera-and-species-from-the-eocene-of-florida/F9699001E467266179A126EED1FA4FAE [details]