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Calyptactis confragosus

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Onychaster confragosus was named by Miller (1891).

It was recombined as Calyptactis confragosus by Jell (1997).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Onychaster confragosus Miller p. 74 figs. pl. 12 figs. 6, 7
1891Onychaster demissus Miller p. 75 figs. pl. 12 figs. 8-10
1892Onychaster demissus Miller p. 680 figs. fig. 1241
1892Onychaster confragosus Miller p. 684 figs. pl. 12 figs. 6, 7
1892Onychaster demissus Miller p. 685 figs. pl. 12 figs. 8-10
1915Onychaster confragosus Schuchert pp. 273-274
1915Onychaster demissus Schuchert p. 274
1930Calyptactis demissus Spencer pp. 393, 396
1965Calyptactis demissus Owen p. 562
1997Calyptactis confragosus Jell p. 315 figs. Figs. 5.7-5.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
genusCalyptactis
speciesconfragosus()

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.

Calyptactis confragosus Miller 1891
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Invalid names: Onychaster demissus Miller 1891 [synonym]
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: base of the Chadian to the top of the Arundian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Calyptactis demissus (699)