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Berckhemeraster charistikos

Asteroidea - Trichasteropsida - Trichasteropsiidae

Taxonomy
Berckhemeraster charistikos was named by Blake and Hagdorn (2003). Its type specimen is Holotype SMNS 75099, Paratypes SMNS 75100, MHI 1716/1, MHI 1716/2 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Berckhemeraster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Berckhemeraster charistikos Blake and Hagdorn pp. 46-49 figs. Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderForcipulatacea
orderTrichasteropsida
familyTrichasteropsiidae
genusBerckhemeraster
speciescharistikos

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.

Berckhemeraster charistikos Blake and Hagdorn 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake and H. Hagdorn 2003The genus is monospecific; diagnosis as for the 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: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Bayern) Berckhemeraster charistikos (59969 59970)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Berckhemeraster charistikos (59968)