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Fossulasteridae (disused)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Fossulasteridae

Taxonomy
Fossulasteridae was named by Philip and Foster (1971). It is extant.

It was assigned to Clypeasterina by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Sister taxa
Scutellinoididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Fossulasteridae Philip and Foster pp. 681-682
1995Scutellinoididae Irwin
2010Fossulasteridae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderClypeasterina()
familyFossulasteridae
familyFossulasteridae

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.

Fm. Fossulasteridae Philip and Foster 1971
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Invalid names: Scutellinoididae Irwin 1995 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available