Kionaster petersonae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Valvatida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida

Familia: Asterodiscididae
Genus: †Kionaster
Species: †Kionaster petersonae

Name

Kionaster petersonae Blake & Portell, 2011

Type locality: Calhoun County, Florida

Holotype: UF 148379

Paratypes: UF 74923; UF 76112

Fossil range: lower Miocene

References

• Blake, D.B., Portell, R.W. 2010. Kionaster petersonae, n. gen. and sp. (Asteroidea), the first fossil occurrence of the Asterodiscididae, from the Miocene of Florida. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 130(1): 25–42. DOI: 10.1007/s13358-010-0005-0 Reference page.  [original description of Kionaster p. 35–37]

Additional references

• Mah, C.L. 2021. The East Pacific/South Pacific Boundary: New taxa and occurrences from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), New Caledonia and adjacent regions. Zootaxa. 4980(3): 401–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.3.1 Reference page.  [p. 413]