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Actinodiscus wrighti

Cyclocystoidea - Cyclocystoididae

Taxonomy
Cyclocystoides wrighti was named by Begg (1939). It is the type species of Actinodiscus.

It was recombined as Actinodiscus wrighti by Smith and Paul (1982).

Entered
by S. Holland on 2007-06-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Cyclocystoides wrighti Begg p. 23
1982Actinodiscus wrighti Smith and Paul

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCyclocystoideaMiller and Gurley 1895
familyCyclocystoididaeMiller 1882
genusActinodiscus
specieswrighti(Begg 1939)

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.

Actinodiscus wrighti Begg 1939
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Actinodiscus wrighti (73134)