2014 in echinoderm paleontology

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This list of fossil echinoderms described in 2014 is a list of new taxa of echinoderms of every kind that have been described during the year 2014. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Absurdaster[1]

Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Kroh, Lukeneder & Gallemí

Early Cretaceous (Berriasian to Barremian)

Bersek Marl Formation
Puez Formation

Hungary
Italy
 Switzerland

A collyritid atelostomate. Genus contains two new species: Absurdaster puezensis and Absurdaster hungaricus, as well as "Collyrites" meriani Ooster (1865).

Acanthospondylus[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Harper

Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian)

Conemaugh Group

United States

An eospondylid oegophiurid brittle star. The type species is Acanthospondylus pennsylvanicus.

Aesiocrinus profundus[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

Mexico

A poteriocrinidan cladid crinoid, a species of Aesiocrinus.

Andymetra donovani[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

France

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Andymetra.

Apiocrinites feldmani[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Reinthal & Ausich

Middle Jurassic (late Callovian)

Matmor Formation

Israel

A crinoid, a species of Apiocrinites.

Balanocrinus brachiospina[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

France

An isocrinid crinoid, a species of Balanocrinus.

Bathysalenia skylari[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jagt, Jackson & van der Ham

Late Cretaceous (late Turonian)

United States

A salenioid, a species of Bathysalenia.

Bohnerticrinus[7]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bohatý, Hein & Webster

Devonian (late Eifelian)

Freilingen Formation

Germany

A monobathrid camerate crinoid. The type species is Bohnerticrinus nilsjungi.

Botryocrinus meloi[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Scheffler, Fernandes & da Fonseca

Devonian

Ererê Formation

Brazil

A crinoid, a species of Botryocrinus.

Caenopedina aleksandrabitnerae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Kroh

Oligocene

Polonez Cove Formation

Antarctica

A pedinid sea urchin, a species of Caenopedina.

Cambroblastus guolensis[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhu, Zamora & Lefebvre

Late Cambrian (Furongian)

Sandu Formation

China

An edrioasteroid, a species of Cambroblastus.

Cruxopadia[11]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Reich in Reich & Ansorge

Late Jurassic (early Oxfordian) to Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

France
Spain

A sea cucumber, probably a stem-molpadiid. The type species is Cruxopadia mesozoica from the early Oxfordian of Normandy, France; genus also contains Cruxopadia reitneri from the late Santonian of Catalonia.

Ekteinocrinus mixteca[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

Mexico

A dendrocrinidan cladid crinoid, a species of Ekteinocrinus.

Eoleptosynapta[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Reich in Reich & Ansorge

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Spain

A probably a stem-leptosynaptine synaptid sea cucumber. The type species is Eoleptosynapta jaumei.

Eorynkatorpa[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Reich in Reich & Ansorge

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

Spain

A rynkatorpine synaptid sea cucumber. The type species is Eorynkatorpa catalonica.

Hexawacrinus[12]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Frey et al.

Early Devonian (Pragian)

Morocco

A hexacrinitid monobathrid crinoid. The type species is Hexawacrinus claudiakurtae.

Hydriocrinus amplus[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

Mexico

A poteriocrinidan cladid crinoid, a species of Hydriocrinus.

Hylodecrinus cymrus[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Howells & Kammer

Carboniferous (Mississippian)

United Kingdom

A cladid crinoid, a species of Hylodecrinus.

Infulaster navicularis[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dieni & Kroh

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian)

Italy

A cardiasterid heart urchin, a species of Infulaster.

Jingxieocrinus[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Chen & Han

Cambrian (Furongian)

Guole Formation

China

An eocrinoid. The type species is Jingxieocrinus guoleensis.

Leptosalenia barredai[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Forner

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Spain

A sea urchin belonging to the order Salenioida and the family Saleniidae.

Linguaserra franzenae[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Reich & Kutscher

Early Silurian

Sweden

A linguaserrid ophiocistioid, a species of Linguaserra.

Maydena[18]

Gen. et sp. nov

Junior homonym

Jell

Ordovician (Tremadocian)

Florentine Valley Formation

Australia

A brittle star of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is M. roadsidensis. The generic name is preoccupied by Maydena Chandler (2001).

Micropedina simplex[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Abdelhamid

Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)

Galala Formation

Egypt

A member of Pedinoida, a species of Micropedina.

Omanaster[20]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blake, Angiolini & Tintori

Early Permian (Sakmarian)

Saiwan Formation

Oman

A starfish. The type species is Omanaster imbricatus.

Ophiocamax ventosa[21]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jagt et al.

Middle Miocene

Grand Bay Formation

Grenada (Carriacou Island)

A brittle star, a species of Ophiocamax.

Ophiodoris holterhoffi[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Thuy et al.

Early Cretaceous (late Aptian)

Glen Rose Formation

United States

An ophionereidid brittle star, a species of Ophiodoris.

Ophioleuce sanmigueli[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Thuy et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Caranceja Formation

Spain

An ophioleucine ophiurid brittle star, a species of Ophioleuce.

Ophiozonella eloy[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Thuy et al.

Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Caranceja Formation

Spain

An ophiolepidid brittle star, a species of Ophiozonella.

Ophiozonella thomasi[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Thuy et al.

Early Cretaceous (late Aptian)

Glen Rose Formation

United States

An ophiolepidid brittle star, a species of Ophiozonella.

Palaeocomaster benthuyi[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian)

France

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Palaeocomaster musculosus[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

France

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Palaeocomaster paucicirrus[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Early or Middle Jurassic (Toarcian or Aalenian)

Germany

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Paracomatula morator[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

France

A paracomatulid crinoid, a species of Paracomatula.

Paragonaster(?) haldixoni[21]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jagt et al.

Middle Miocene

Grand Bay Formation

Grenada (Carriacou Island)

A starfish, possibly a species of Paragonaster.

Pedinopsis hemisphaerica[24]

Sp. nov

Valid

Abdelhamid

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Galala Formation

Algeria[25]
Egypt

A sea urchin.

Persiadiskos[26]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guensburg & Rozhnov

Cambrian

Mila Formation

Iran

An agelacrinitid isorophid edrioasteroid. The type species is Persiadiskos zhuravlevi.

Phymosoma elqotti[24]

Sp. nov

Valid

Abdelhamid

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Galala Formation

Egypt

A sea urchin.

Reciprocodiscus[18]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Jell

Silurian (Llandovery)

Springfield Formation

Australia

An isorophid edrioasteroid. The type species is R. transambus.

Rhabdobrissus tarnopolensis[27]

Sp. nov

Valid

Radwański, Górka & Wysocka

Miocene (late Badenian)

Ternopil Beds

Ukraine

A brissid spatangoid, a species of Rhabdobrissus.

Sierradiadema[28]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Mooi & Hilton

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Mariposa Formation

United States

A diadematacean sea urchin. The type species is Sierradiadema kristini.

Stipecrinus[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar

Carboniferous (Mississippian)

Ixtaltepec Formation

Mexico

A poteriocrinidan cladid crinoid. The type species is Stipecrinus splendidus.

Storthingocrinus coronatus[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bohatý, Hein & Webster

Devonian (middle Eifelian to early Givetian)

Junkerberg Formation
Loogh Formation

Germany

A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus.

Storthingocrinus ebbighauseni[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bohatý, Hein & Webster

Devonian (Eifelian)

Ahrdorf Formation
Junkerberg Formation

Germany

A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus.

Storthingocrinus lobatus[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bohatý, Hein & Webster

Devonian (earliest Givetian)

Ahbach Formation

Germany

A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus.

Tethyaster antares[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Fernández et al.

Early Cretaceous (early Valanginian)

Mulichinco Formation

Argentina

An astropectinid, a species of Tethyaster.

Tetracrinus galei[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

France

A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Tetracrinus.

Tiaracrinus jeanlemenni[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Klug et al.

Devonian (late Emsian)

Morocco

A zophocrinid disparid crinoid, a species of Tiaracrinus.

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