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Vandelooaster plicatilis

Ophiuroidea - Cheiropterasteridae

Taxonomy
Vandelooaster plicatilis was named by Jell (1997). Its type specimen is Holotype NYSM 16100, Paratypes NYSM 16101-16106 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Vandelooaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Vandelooaster plicatilis Jell pp. 307-309 figs. figs. 1.1-1.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyCheiropterasteridae
genusVandelooaster
speciesplicatilis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Jell 1997As for genus, by monotypy.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Vandelooaster plicatilis (699)