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Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Porcellanasteridae

Taxonomy
Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus was named by Blake (1988). Its type specimen is holotype IGM 4290, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Asteroidea, Turbidite bed, Baja California, which is in a Campanian deep-water shale in Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus Blake p. 630 figs. figs 1.1-1.8
2011Paleoctenodiscus campaniurus Gale p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
Cribellina()
familyPorcellanasteridae
genusPaleoctenodiscus
speciescampaniurnus

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake 1988As for genus, by monotypy
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2007-10-02 03:58:08
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:43:46
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico Paleoctenodiscus campaniurnus (type locality: 59836)