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Weigeltura

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Weigeltura was named by Boczarowski (2001). Its type is Weigeltura beckeri.

It was assigned to Protasteridae by Boczarowski (2001).

Species
W. austera, W. beckeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Weigeltura Boczarowski pp. 21-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusWeigeltura

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.

G. †Weigeltura Boczarowski 2001
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Weigeltura austera Boczarowski 2001
Weigeltura beckeri Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001Massive ambulacrals having spacious podial basin without cupola and with large foramen for podium.
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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 399.50000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Poland (Kielecki) W. austera (94469)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Poland (Swietokrzyskie) W. beckeri (94470)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland W. beckeri (99470)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland W. austera (82667)