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Priscopedatus nawarensis

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Priscopedatus nawarensis was named by Mostler (1971). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dasht-e-Nawar lake, which is in a Mississippian shallow subtidal limestone in Afghanistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Priscopedatus nawarensis Mostler p. 9 figs. pl. 2 figs 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyPriscopedatidae
genusPriscopedatus
speciesnawarensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Priscopedatus nawarensis Mostler 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Afghanistan Priscopedatus nawarensis (type locality: 99508)