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Hemiaster bufo

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

Taxonomy
Spatangus bufo was named by Brongniart (1822). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Hemiaster, Hemiaster (Hemiaster).

It was recombined as Hemiaster (Hemiaster) bufo by Fischer (1966); it was recombined as Hemiaster bufo by McNamara (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Spatangus bufo Brongniart p. 84
1966Hemiaster (Hemiaster) bufo Fischer p. U558
1987Hemiaster bufo McNamara p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
familyHemiasteridae
genusHemiaster
speciesbufo(Brongniart 1822)

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.

†Hemiaster bufo Brongniart 1822
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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: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain Hemiaster bufo (3823 3824 3829)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Hemiaster bufo (175376)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Hemiaster bufo (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom Hemiaster bufo (59682 59707 59708)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Hemiaster bufo (85020)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Hemiaster bufo (59799 59811)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Spain Hemiaster bufo (175378)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Spain Hemiaster bufo (175375)