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Mecaster scutiger

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Hemiaster (Mecaster) luynesi, Hemiaster (Mecaster) syriacus, M. africanus, M. aumalensis, M. batnensis (syn. Hemiaster jacksoni, Leiostomaster boesei, Hemiaster cedroensis, Hemiaster delgadoi), M. fourneli, M. nicaisei, M. orbignyanus, M. palpebratus, M. pseudofourneli, M. semicavatus, M. toucasanus, M. verneuili, M. victoris
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Hemiaster newtoni, M. cenomanensis, M. grossouvrei

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusMecaster
speciesscutiger

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Mecaster scutiger (175376)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Spain Mecaster scutiger (175378)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Spain Mecaster scutiger (175375)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Nigeria Mecaster scutiger (4060)