Galeaster dagestanensis Poslavskaya & Moskvin, 1960
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Galeaster dagestanensis Poslavskaya & Moskvin, 1960
- Name authority
- Poslavskaya & Moskvin, 1960
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Holasteroida
- Family
- Pourtalesiidae
- Genus
- Galeaster
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumEchinozoa
- classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
- subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
- infraclassIrregularia Latreille, 1825
- subterclassAtelostomata von Zittel, 1879
- orderHolasteroida Durham & Melville, 1957
- suborderMeridosternata Lovén, 1883
- infraorderUrechinina H.L. Clark, 1946
- familyPourtalesiidae A. Agassiz, 1881
- genusGaleaster Seunes, 1889
- speciesGaleaster dagestanensis Poslavskaya & Moskvin, 1960
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galeaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Galeaster carinatus Ravn, 1927 | PourtalesiidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Galeaster sumbaricus Poslavskaja, in Moskvin & Poslavskaya, 1949 | PourtalesiidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Poslavskaya, N. A., Moskvin M M A L Yanshin, & V, V. (1960). Echinoids of the order Spatangoida in Danian and adjacent deposits of Crimea, Caucasus and the Transcaspian region]. Pp. Menner (Eds) [International Geological Congress. XXI Session, 47–82 in. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3F3BC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.