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Actinodiscus

Cyclocystoidea - Cyclocystoididae

Taxonomy
Actinodiscus was named by Smith and Paul (1982). Its type is Actinodiscus wrighti. It was considered monophyletic by Smith and Paul (1982).

It was assigned to Cyclocystoididae by Smith and Paul (1982).

Species
A. wrighti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Actinodiscus Smith and Paul

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCyclocystoideaMiller and Gurley 1895
familyCyclocystoididaeMiller 1882
genusActinodiscus

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.

G. †Actinodiscus Smith and Paul 1982
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Actinodiscus wrighti Begg 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-05-17 02:20:57
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:19:17
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 451.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) A. sp. (23405 23408)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) A. sp. (23492 23494)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) A. wrighti (73134)