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Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae

Taxonomy
Linthia tumidula was named by Clark (1891).

It was recombined as Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus by Cooke (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Linthia tumidula Clark
1942Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus Cooke p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderPaleopneustina
familySchizasteridae()
genusSchizasterDesor 1853
subgenusLinthia
speciestumidulus(Clark 1891)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Thanetian or 58.70000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Linthia tumidula (3113 124966)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (New Jersey) Schizaster tumidulus (155898)