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Septapedatus palestiniensis

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Septapedatus palestiniensis was named by Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample GHW 5, Salhoud, alongside Amman Irbid Highway, which is in a Cenomanian marine limestone in the Shueib Formation of Jordan. It is the type species of Septapedatus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Septapedatus palestiniensis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi p. 2429 figs. fig. 4.1, 4.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyPriscopedatidae
genusSeptapedatus
speciespalestiniensis

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.

Septapedatus palestiniensis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan Septapedatus palestiniensis (type locality: 97883)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Jordan Septapedatus palestiniensis (97884)