Project 4799: S. Zamora. 2013. Morphology and phylogenetic interpretation of a new Cambrian edrioasteroid (Echinodermata) from Spain. Palaeontology. 56 (2):421-431.
Abstract
The edrioasteroid, Aragocystites belli gen. nov. sp. nov. from the middle Cambrian Murero Formation of Spain, is described based on a small number of very well-preserved specimens. Important anatomical characteristics include star-shaped and pseudoclavate theca, rare or absent epispires, well-developed interradially positioned oral plates and several unorganized cover plates associated with each widely exposed flooring plate. A phylogenetic analysis including several Cambro–Ordovician species shows it is more derived than Stromatocystites and Totiglobus but is a sister group to a clade comprising Cambraster and Edriodiscus. Ontogenetic observations based on juveniles of 5 mm in diameter suggest that this species changed thecal shape markedly during growth. A. belli gen. nov. sp. nov. probably lived in quiet environments where it attached directly to the sea floor on stabilized substrates.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01209.x
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4799, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4799
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Download Project SDD File  | Total scored cells: 232 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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| Total characters: 20 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 42 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:20/0 |
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MorphoBank Project 4799
MorphoBank Project 4799
- Creation Date:
01 August 2023 - Publication Date:
07 August 2023
Authors' Institutions
- Natural History Museum, London
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| Joyce Song Project Administrator | 13 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 232 (201, 0, 31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29409' (13 Taxa)
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| [1] † Cambraster cannati Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [2] † Stromatocystites pentangularis Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [3] † Aragocystites belli Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [4] † Stromatocystites reduncus Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [5] † Kailidiscus chinensis Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [6] † Totiglobus nimius Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [7] † Edrioaster bigsbyi Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [8] † Argodiscus espilezorum Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [9] † Protorophus hispanicus Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [10] † Chatsworthia spinosa Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [11] † Hadrodiscus parma Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [12] † Edriodiscus primoticus Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [13] † Camptostroma roddyi Taxon name last Modified on 08/01/23 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |