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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

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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
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)

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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)

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France

An isocrinid crinoid, a species of Balanocrinus.

Bathysalenia skylari[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jagt, Jackson & van der Ham

Late Cretaceous (late Turonian)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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United Kingdom

A cladid crinoid, a species of Hylodecrinus.

Infulaster navicularis[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dieni & Kroh

Late Cretaceous (Coniacian)

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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)

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Spain

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

Linguaserra franzenae[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Reich & Kutscher

Early Silurian

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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)

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France

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Palaeocomaster musculosus[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

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France

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Palaeocomaster paucicirrus[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Early or Middle Jurassic (Toarcian or Aalenian)

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Germany

A comatulid crinoid, a species of Palaeocomaster.

Paracomatula morator[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Hess

Late Jurassic (Oxfordian)

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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)

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France

A cyrtocrinid crinoid, a species of Tetracrinus.

Tiaracrinus jeanlemenni[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Klug et al.

Devonian (late Emsian)

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Morocco

A zophocrinid disparid crinoid, a species of Tiaracrinus.

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