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Mortensenites sievertsi

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Taxonomy
Mortensenites sievertsi was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mortensenites liasicus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Mortensenites sievertsi Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCalclamnidae
genusMortensenites
speciessievertsi

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.

Mortensenites sievertsi Deflandre-Rigaud 1952
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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