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Paracomatula triadica

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Paracomatulidae

Taxonomy
Paracomatula triadica was named by Hagdorn and Campbell (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AU 6073, Ile Ducos (NC/f087), which is in an Otapirian marine siltstone in the Bourake Formation of New Caledonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Paracomatula triadica Hagdorn and Campbell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyParacomatuloidea(Hess 1951)
familyParacomatulidaeHess 1950
genusParacomatulaHess 1950
speciestriadica

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.

Paracomatula triadica Hagdorn and Campbell 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Otapirian or 205.60000 to 201.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Caledonia Paracomatula triadica (type locality: 85115)