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Hyperoblastus emuhaensis

Blastoidea - Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae

Taxonomy
Hyperoblastus emuhaensis was named by Waters et al. (2003). Its type specimen is NIGP128022 (Theca) and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Hyperoblastus emuhaensis Waters et al. p. 934 figs. 7.7, 7.9, 7.10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
RankNameAuthor
classBlastoideaSay 1825
superorderSpiraculata(Jaekel 1918)
orderPentremitidaMatsumoto 1929
familyHyperoblastidaeFay 1964
genusHyperoblastusFay 1961
speciesemuhaensis

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.

Hyperoblastus emuhaensis Waters et al. 2003
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available