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Pentremites stelliformis

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Pentremitidae

Discussion

First described by Owen and Shumard 1850 who called it Pentremites stelliformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pentremites stelliformis Owen and Shumard figs. pi. 7, figs. 16a, b,
1983Orophocrinus stelliformis Macurda p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyPentremitidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPentremitesSay 1820
speciesstelliformis

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.

Pentremites stelliformis Owen and Shumard 1850
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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: 2004-02-28 15:52:18
Modified: 2010-02-09 11:56:54
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
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