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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.
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| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Absurdaster[1] |
Gen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Kroh, Lukeneder & Gallemí |
Early Cretaceous (Berriasian to Barremian) |
Bersek Marl Formation |
A collyritid atelostomate. Genus contains two new species: Absurdaster puezensis and Absurdaster hungaricus, as well as "Collyrites" meriani Ooster (1865). |
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Acanthospondylus[2] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Harper |
Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) |
An eospondylid oegophiurid brittle star. The type species is Acanthospondylus pennsylvanicus. |
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Aesiocrinus profundus[3] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
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Andymetra donovani[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A comatulid crinoid, a species of Andymetra. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wilson, Reinthal & Ausich |
Middle Jurassic (late Callovian) |
A crinoid, a species of Apiocrinites. |
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Balanocrinus brachiospina[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
An isocrinid crinoid, a species of Balanocrinus. |
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Bathysalenia skylari[6] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jagt, Jackson & van der Ham |
Late Cretaceous (late Turonian) |
A salenioid, a species of Bathysalenia. |
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Bohnerticrinus[7] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bohatý, Hein & Webster |
Devonian (late Eifelian) |
A monobathrid camerate crinoid. The type species is Bohnerticrinus nilsjungi. |
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Botryocrinus meloi[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Scheffler, Fernandes & da Fonseca |
Devonian |
Ererê Formation |
A crinoid, a species of Botryocrinus. |
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Caenopedina aleksandrabitnerae[9] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kroh |
Oligocene |
Polonez Cove Formation |
A pedinid sea urchin, a species of Caenopedina. |
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Cambroblastus guolensis[10] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Zhu, Zamora & Lefebvre |
Late Cambrian (Furongian) |
Sandu Formation |
An edrioasteroid, a species of Cambroblastus. |
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Cruxopadia[11] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Reich in Reich & Ansorge |
Late Jurassic (early Oxfordian) to Late Cretaceous (late Santonian) |
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. |
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Ekteinocrinus mixteca[3] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
A dendrocrinidan cladid crinoid, a species of Ekteinocrinus. |
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Eoleptosynapta[11] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Reich in Reich & Ansorge |
Late Cretaceous (late Santonian) |
A probably a stem-leptosynaptine synaptid sea cucumber. The type species is Eoleptosynapta jaumei. |
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Eorynkatorpa[11] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Reich in Reich & Ansorge |
Late Cretaceous (late Santonian) |
A rynkatorpine synaptid sea cucumber. The type species is Eorynkatorpa catalonica. |
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Hexawacrinus[12] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Frey et al. |
Early Devonian (Pragian) |
A hexacrinitid monobathrid crinoid. The type species is Hexawacrinus claudiakurtae. |
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Hydriocrinus amplus[3] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
A poteriocrinidan cladid crinoid, a species of Hydriocrinus. |
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Hylodecrinus cymrus[13] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Howells & Kammer |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
A cladid crinoid, a species of Hylodecrinus. |
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Infulaster navicularis[14] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dieni & Kroh |
Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) |
A cardiasterid heart urchin, a species of Infulaster. |
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Jingxieocrinus[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Chen & Han |
Cambrian (Furongian) |
Guole Formation |
An eocrinoid. The type species is Jingxieocrinus guoleensis. |
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Leptosalenia barredai[16] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Forner |
Early Cretaceous (Albian) |
A sea urchin belonging to the order Salenioida and the family Saleniidae. |
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Linguaserra franzenae[17] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Reich & Kutscher |
Early Silurian |
A linguaserrid ophiocistioid, a species of Linguaserra. |
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Maydena[18] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Junior homonym |
Jell |
Florentine Valley Formation |
A brittle star of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is M. roadsidensis. The generic name is preoccupied by Maydena Chandler (2001). |
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Micropedina simplex[19] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Abdelhamid |
Late Cretaceous (late Cenomanian) |
Galala Formation |
A member of Pedinoida, a species of Micropedina. |
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Omanaster[20] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Blake, Angiolini & Tintori |
Early Permian (Sakmarian) |
Saiwan Formation |
A starfish. The type species is Omanaster imbricatus. |
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Ophiocamax ventosa[21] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jagt et al. |
Middle Miocene |
A brittle star, a species of Ophiocamax. |
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Ophiodoris holterhoffi[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thuy et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) |
An ophionereidid brittle star, a species of Ophiodoris. |
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Ophioleuce sanmigueli[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thuy et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Caranceja Formation |
An ophioleucine ophiurid brittle star, a species of Ophioleuce. |
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Ophiozonella eloy[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thuy et al. |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
Caranceja Formation |
An ophiolepidid brittle star, a species of Ophiozonella. |
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Ophiozonella thomasi[22] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Thuy et al. |
Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) |
An ophiolepidid brittle star, a species of Ophiozonella. |
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Palaeocomaster benthuyi[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) |
A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster. |
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Palaeocomaster musculosus[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster. |
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Palaeocomaster paucicirrus[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Early or Middle Jurassic (Toarcian or Aalenian) |
A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster. |
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Paracomatula morator[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A paracomatulid crinoid, a species of Paracomatula. |
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Paragonaster(?) haldixoni[21] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Jagt et al. |
Middle Miocene |
A starfish, possibly a species of Paragonaster. |
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Pedinopsis hemisphaerica[24] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Abdelhamid |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Galala Formation |
A sea urchin. |
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Persiadiskos[26] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Guensburg & Rozhnov |
Cambrian |
Mila Formation |
An agelacrinitid isorophid edrioasteroid. The type species is Persiadiskos zhuravlevi. |
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|
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Abdelhamid |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
Galala Formation |
A sea urchin. |
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Reciprocodiscus[18] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Jell |
Springfield Formation |
An isorophid edrioasteroid. The type species is R. transambus. |
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Rhabdobrissus tarnopolensis[27] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Radwański, Górka & Wysocka |
Miocene (late Badenian) |
Ternopil Beds |
A brissid spatangoid, a species of Rhabdobrissus. |
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Sierradiadema[28] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Mooi & Hilton |
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) |
Mariposa Formation |
A diadematacean sea urchin. The type species is Sierradiadema kristini. |
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Stipecrinus[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Villanueva-Olea & Sour-Tovar |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
A poteriocrinidan cladid crinoid. The type species is Stipecrinus splendidus. |
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Storthingocrinus coronatus[7] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bohatý, Hein & Webster |
A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus. |
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Storthingocrinus ebbighauseni[7] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bohatý, Hein & Webster |
Devonian (Eifelian) |
A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus. |
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Storthingocrinus lobatus[7] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bohatý, Hein & Webster |
Devonian (earliest Givetian) |
A disparid crinoid, a species of Storthingocrinus. |
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Tethyaster antares[29] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Fernández et al. |
Early Cretaceous (early Valanginian) |
An astropectinid, a species of Tethyaster. |
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Tetracrinus galei[4] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hess |
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) |
A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Tetracrinus. |
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Tiaracrinus jeanlemenni[30] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Klug et al. |
Devonian (late Emsian) |
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