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Brachyschisma oostheizeni

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Brachyschismatidae

Taxonomy
Brachyschisma oostheizeni was named by Breimer and Macurda (1972). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brachyschisma oostheizeni Breimer and Macurda, Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
classBlastoideaSay 1825
orderFissiculataJaekel 1918
familyBrachyschismatidaeFay 1961
genusBrachyschismaReimann 1945
speciesoostheizeniBreimer 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.

Brachyschisma oostheizeni 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: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Brachyschisma oostheizeni (35578)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7South Africa Brachyschisma oostheizeni (39146)