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Notoblastus stellaris

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Codasteridae

Taxonomy
Notoblastus stellaris was named by Breimer and Macurda (1972). Its type specimen is UMMP58683 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Notoblastus stellaris Breimer and Macurda p. 34 figs. Pl 20, fig 1; pl 21, figs 1,2,7,8
1972Notoblastus stellaris Breimer and Macurda, Jr. p. 34 figs. Pl 20, fig 1; pl 21, figs 1,2,7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyCodasteridaeEtheridge and Carpenter 1886
genusNotoblastusBrown 1941
speciesstellarisBreimer and Macurda 1972

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.

Notoblastus stellaris Breimer and Macurda, Jr. 1972
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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: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-12-09 05:26:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 07:26:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Notoblastus stellaris (120560 120562 120565)