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FIELDIANA
Geology

Published by Field Museum of Natural History

Volume 20, No. 4 November 27, 1970

Catalogue of Type and Referred Specimens

of Fossil Stelleroidea in

Field Museum of Natural History

Julia Golden

Custodian of Types
Field Museum of Natural History

AND

Matthew H. Nitecki

Associate Curator, Fossil Invertebrates

Field Museum of Natural History

Introduction

This part of the catalogue of type specimens of fossil inverte-
brates lists the starfishes from the former Walker Museum (prefixed
UC) and from Field Museum (prefixed P) collections.

Consistent with former catalogues, only holotypes are recognized;
all other "types" are considered "referred specimens." Taxonomic
positions are brought up to date, and a number of publications, in-
cluding the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, have been consulted.
With a few exceptions, textbook references have been omitted. No-
menclatural changes referring to genus and species not based upon
our specimens are listed under "Remarks."

This work was supported in part by the National Science Foun-
dation Grant no. GB-7197.

Catalogue of Type and Referred Specimens

Aganaster cingulatus Easton, 1943

Holotype: original designation UC 48291 A, one piece of limestone
with several specimens.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 71-11*0220
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Easton, 1943, pp. 137-138, pi. 24, fig. 10.

Referred specimen: UC 48291.

Easton, 1943, pp. 137-138, pi. 24, fig. 9.

Mississippian, Pitkin Limestone.

Easton, 1943, locality 24, limestone flat on east bank of War Eagle
Creek, 100 yards south of bridge south of Huntsville, Arkan-
sas, in SE }4, NW ]4, sec. 23, T16N, R26W; Easton Col-
lection.

Aganaster gregarius (Meek and Worthen, 1869)
Referred specimen: UC 6174.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1890, p. 57, pi. 9, figs. 10 and 11.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1891, p. 372, pi. 9, figs. 10 and 11.

S. A. Miller, 1892b, p. 673, text figs. 1,208 and 1,209.
Mississippian, Keokuk.
Crawfordsville, Indiana; Gurley Collection.

Aganaster (?) sp.

Referred specimen: UC 6175.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1890, p. 58, pi. 9, figs. 12 and 13.
S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1891, p. 372, pi. 9, figs. 12 and 13.

—Lapworthura sp.

Gregory, 1897, p. 1038.
=Lapworthura (?) sp.

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 251-252.
Mississippian, Keokuk.
Crawfordsville, Indiana; Gurley Collection.

Asterias anthonii Dana, 1863
See: Asterias sp.

Asterias sp.

Referred specimen: UC 2465.

Graham et al., 1846, p. 441, text fig.
= Asterias anthonii Dana, 1863

Dana, 1863b, pp. 220-221, text fig. 349.
= Palasterina (?) jamesii Dana, 1863

Dana, 1863a, p. 295.

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Dana, 1863b, addenda.

Dana, 1864, pp. 220-221, text fig. 349.
= Palaeaster jamesi (Dana, 1863)

Hall, 1868, p. 286 and footnote p. 284.

Hall, 1870, p. 329 and footnote p. 327.
= Palaeaster ? jamesii (Dana, 1863)

Meek, 1873, p. 62, pi. 4, fig. 4.
= Palaeaster jamesii (Dana, 1863)

J. F. James, 1895, p. 127.
= Palaeaster? {Palaeaster ina?) jamesi (Dana, 1863)

Lesley, 1889, p. 577, text fig.
= Petraster (?) americanus (d'Orbigny, 1849)

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 146-147, pi. 26, fig. 2.
Ordovician, Maysville, Fairmount.
Cincinnati, Ohio; James Collection.

Encrinaster tishbeinianum (Roemer, 1863)
Referred specimen: P 1032.

Garrels, 1951, p. 488, text fig. A-III.6.
Devonian.
Bundenbach, Rhenish Prussia.

Hudsonaster incomptus (Meek, 1872)
See: Palaeaster simplex S. A. Miller and Dyer, 1878.

Lapworthura sp.

See: Aganaster (?) sp.

Mesopalaeaster intermedius Schuchert, 1915
Holotype: original designation UC 9575.

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 79-81, pi. 9, fig. 4.
Ordovician, Maysville Formation.

Collected by Faber, 350 feet above the Ohio River at Cincinnati,
Ohio; Faber Collection.

Mesopalaeaster proavitus Schuchert, 1915
Holotype, not designated, to be selected from UC 54069.

Referred specimens: UC 54069, eight fragments.
Schuchert, 1915, pp. 83-84.

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Ordovician, Eden Shale.

Collected by E. 0. Ulrich, 100 feet above low water of Ohio River
at Covington, Kentucky; Hall Collection.

Onychaster asper S. A. Miller, 1891
Holotype, not designated, to be selected from UC 7001 and
UC 8852.

Referred specimen: UC 7001.

S. A. Miller, 1891, p. 74, pi. 12, fig. 3.

S. A. Miller, 1892a, p. 684, pi. 12, fig. 3.

S. A. Miller, 1892b, p. 680, text fig. 1240.

Schuchert, 1915, p. 272.
Mississippian, Keokuk Group.
Boonville, Missouri; Sampson Collection.

Referred specimens: UC 8852, two specimens.

S. A. Miller, 1891, p. 74, pi. 12, figs. 4 and 5.

S. A. Miller, 1892a, p. 684, pi. 12, figs. 4 and 5.

Schuchert, 1915, p. 272.
Mississippian, Keokuk Group
Boonville, Missouri; Faber Collection.

Onychaster confragosus S. A. Miller, 1891

Holotype, not designated, to be selected from UC 8853.

Referred specimens: UC 8853, two specimens.

S. A. Miller, 1891, pp. 74-75, pi. 12, figs. 6 and 7.

S. A. Miller, 1892a, pp. 684-685, pi. 12, figs. 6 and 7.

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 273-274.
Mississippian, Keokuk Group.
Boonville, Missouri; Faber Collection.

Onychaster demissus S. A. Miller, 1891

Holotype, not designated, to be selected from UC 8854.

Referred specimens: UC 8854, three specimens.
S. A. Miller, 1891, pp. 75-76, pi. 12, figs. 8-10.
S. A. Miller, 1892a, pp. 685-686, pi. 12, figs. 8-10.
S. A. Miller, 1892b, p. 680, text fig. 1241
Schuchert, 1915, p. 274.

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Mississippian, Keokuk Group.
Boonville, Missouri; Faber Collection.

Referred specimens: UC 10994, two specimens.

Bassler, 1915, p. 274.
Mississippian, Keokuk Group.
Boonville, Missouri; Gurley Collection.

Palaeaster jamesi (Dana, 1863)
See: Aster ias sp.

Palaeaster jamesii (Dana, 1863)
See: Asterias sp.

Palaeaster? (Palaeasterina?) jamesi (Dana, 1863)
See: Asterias sp.

Palaeaster simplex S. A. Miller and Dyer, 1878
Holotype: UC 8830.

S. A. Miller and Dyer, 1878, pp. 29-30, pi. 1, fig. 6.

S. A. Miller, 1889, p. 266, fig. 380.

J. F. James, 1895, p. 132.
= Hudsonaster incomptus (Meek, 1872)

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 61-63.
Ordovician, Cincinnati Group.
Near Raysville, Ohio; Faber Collection.

Palaeaster wykoffi S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1897
Holotype: UC 6066.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1897, p. 46, pi. 3, fig. 27.
= Promopalaeaster wykoffi (S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1897)

Schuchert, 1915, p. 119, pi. 18, fig. 6; pi. 19, fig. 2.
Ordovician, Hudson River Group.
Near Madison, Indiana [published]; Jefferson County, Indiana

[catalogue]; Gurley Collection.

Palasterina (?) jamesii Dana, 1863
See: Asterias sp.

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Pentagonaster browni S. Weller, 1905
Holotype: original designation UC 10725.

S. Weller, 1905, pp. 257-258, text fig. 1.

Clark and Twitchell, 1915, pp. 41-42, pi. 7, fig. 7.
Cretaceous, Fox Hills Sandstone [published] ; Frontier Formation

[catalogue].
SE 14, sec. 16, T32, R99, near Lander, Wyoming; N. H. Brown,

donor.

Petraster (?) americanus (d'Orbigny, 1849)
See: Asterias sp.

Promopalaeaster wykoffi (S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1897)
See: Palaeaster wykoffi S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1897.

Promopalaeaster sp.

Referred specimen: UC 9567.

Schuchert, 1915, p. 108.
Ordovician, Maysville Formation.
Collected by Faber, 350 feet above the Ohio River at Cincinnati,

Ohio; Faber Collection.

Schoenaster legrandensis S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1890
Holotype: UC 6199, specimen broken since figured.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1890, pp. 56-57, pi. 9, figs. 7-9.

S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1891, pp. 371-372, pi. 9, figs. 7-9.

S. A. Miller, 1892b, p. 682, text figs. 1246 and 1247.
= Schoenaster (?) legrandensis S. A. Miller and Gurley, 1890

Schuchert, 1915, p. 206, pi. 32, figs. 4-6
Mississippian, Kinderhook Formation.
LeGrand, Iowa; Gurley Collection.
Remarks: Schuchert, 1915, p. 206, says "it is certainly not a form

of Schoenaster."
Schoenaster Meek and Worthen, 1860 =Euzonosoma Spencer, 1930

Spencer and Wright in Moore, 1966, p. 86.

Schoenaster sp.

Referred specimen: UC 10993.

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Schuchert, 1915, p. 206.
Mississippian, Chester Formation.
Pope County, Illinois; Gurley Collection.

Remarks: Schoenaster Meek and Worthen, 1860 =Euzonosoma
Spencer, 1930.

Spencer and Wright in Moore, 1966, p. 86.

Schoenaster? sp.
Referred specimen: UC 48292.

Easton, 1943, p. 137, pi. 21, fig. 8.
Mississippian, Pitkin Formation.
Easton, 1943 locality 32, lower part of Pitkin in creek across bluff

southeast of Hurley quarry, northeast of Leslie, Arkansas;

Easton Collection.
Remarks: Schoenaster Meek and Worthen, 1860= Euzonosoma
Spencer, 1930.

Spencer and Wright in Moore, 1966, p. 86.

Schuchertia ordinaria Schuchert, 1915
Holotype:UC 10992.

Schuchert, 1915, p. 199.
Silurian, Girardeau Limestone.
Alexander County, Illinois; Gurley Collection.

Stenaster grandis Meek, 1872
Holotype: UC 10836.

Meek, 1872, pp. 258-259.

Meek, 1873, pp. 66-67, pi. 3 bis., figs. 7a-c.

S. A. Miller, 1889, p. 283, fig. 432.

Lesley, 1890, pp. 1051-1052, text figs.

J. F. James, 1895, p. 136.
= Urasterella grandis (Meek, 1872)

Meek, 1873, p. 67.

Cumings, 1908, pp. 731-733, pi. 3, figs. 6-6b.

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 180-182.
Ordovician, Richmond.
Richmond, Indiana; Haines Collection.

Urasterella grandis (Meek, 1872)
See: Stenaster grandis Meek, 1872.

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Catalogue of Casts of Type and Referred Specimens

Asterias matutina Hall, 1847
Holotype:UC 22218.

Hall, 1847, p. 91, pi. 29, figs. 5a-b.
= Palaeaster matutina (Hall, 1847)

Hall, 1868, pp. 283-284, pi. 9, fig. 2.

Hall, 1870, pp. 325-326, pi. 9, fig. 2.
= Hudsonaster matutinus (Hall, 1847)

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 57-58.
= Macropor aster matutinus (Hall, 1847)

Raymond, 1921, p. 167.
Ordovician, Trenton Group.
Trenton Falls, New York; Hall Collection.

Devonaster eucharis (Hall, 1868)
See: Palaeaster eucharis Hall, 1868.

Hudsonaster matutinus (Hall, 1847)
See: Asterias matutina Hall, 1847.

Macroporaster matutinus (Hall, 1847)
See: Asterias matutina Hall, 1847.

Palaeaster eucharis Hall, 1868
Referred specimens: UC 783.

Hall, 1868, pp. 287-289, pi. 9, figs. 3, 3a, 3* and 4.

Hall, 1870, pp. 330-331, pi. 9, figs. 3, 3a, 3* and 4.
= Devonaster eucharis (Hall, 1868)

Schuchert, 1915, pp. 98-101, pi. 12, figs. 3 and 4.

Shimer and Shrock, 1944, p. 211, pi. 80, figs. 9-11.
Devonian, Hamilton Group.
Near Madison, New York; Hall Collection.

Palaeaster matutina (Hall, 1847)
See: Asterias matutina Hall, 1847.

Palaeaster niagarensis Hall, 1852

Holotype: UC 15906, original specimen Cornell Univ. no. 7331.

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Hall, 1852, pp. 247-248, pi. 51, figs. 21-23.
Schuchert, 1915, pp. 69-72, pi. 7, figs. 1-4.
Shimer and Shrock, 1944, p. 211, pi. 80, figs. 1-4.

Silurian, Rochester Shale.

Lockport, New York; Hall Collection.

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