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Aulacolatiaster breviramus

Asteroidea - Hadrosida

Taxonomy
Aulacolatiaster breviramus was named by Jell and Theron (1999). Its type specimen is Holotype SAMK1018 and is a mold. Its type locality is Gydo Formation (1st Shale), Ceres Area, which is in an Emsian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Gydo Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Aulacolatiaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Aulacolatiaster breviramus Jell and Theron p. 155 figs. fig. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
orderHadrosida
genusAulacolatiaster
speciesbreviramus

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.

Aulacolatiaster breviramus Jell and Theron 1999
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. A. Jell and J. N. Theron 1999As for genus
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 15:35:10
Modified: 2010-02-09 06:02:08
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa Aulacolatiaster breviramus (type locality: 35582)