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Semiometra pusilla

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Notocrinidae

Taxonomy
Pentacrinus pusillus was named by Fric (1910).

It was recombined as Semiometra pusilla by Rasmussen (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Pentacrinus pusillus Fric
1961Semiometra pusilla Rasmussen p. 313 figs. Pl 46, figs 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyNotocrinoidea(Mortensen 1918)
familyNotocrinidaeMortensen 1918
genusSemiometraGislén 1924
speciespusilla(Fric 1910)

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.

Semiometra pusilla Fric 1910
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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: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available