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Aspiduriella italica

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Aspidura italica was named by Crema (1895). Its type specimen is Museo geologico di Torino, collection number unknown and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Aspiduriella italica by Bolette (1998), Radwanski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aspidura italica Crema p. 855 figs. Figs. 1, 2
1988Aspidura italica Calzada and Gutiérrez p. 34
1998Aspiduriella italica Bolette p. 401
2002Aspiduriella italica Radwanski p. 397

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
subfamilyOphiurinae
genusAspiduriella
speciesitalica()

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.

Aspiduriella italica Crema 1895
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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: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Veneto) Aspidura italica (79547)