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Leptoschisma pentagonum

Blastoidea - Fissiculata

Taxonomy
Leptoschisma pentagonum was named by Macurda (1983). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Leptoschisma pentagonum Macurda p. 11 figs. Pl. 7, 1,5,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
genusLeptoschismaBreimer and Macurda 1972
speciespentagonum

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.

†Leptoschisma pentagonum Macurda 1983
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Leptoschisma pentagonum (94439 94441 94444)