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Hexapriscopedatus

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Hexapriscopedatus was named by Al-Tamimi and Saqqa (2008). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Hexapriscopedatus reichi.

It was assigned to Priscopedatidae by Al-Tamimi and Saqqa (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Hexapriscopedatus Al-Tamimi and Saqqa p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyPriscopedatidae
genusHexapriscopedatus

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.

G. †Hexapriscopedatus Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
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†Hexapriscopedatus reichi Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
†Hexapriscopedatus subcircularis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
†Hexapriscopedatus subquadratus Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
†Hexapriscopedatus subtriangularis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. M. Al-Tamimi and W. A. Saqqa 2008sclerite in from of tables, consisting of perforate disk, with stirrup and/or spire; outline irregular, pentagonal, subtriangular, subquadratic, subcircular to circular; with very large circular central hole mostly covered by a conical 6 footed stirrup, central hole surrounded regularly to irregularly by 14-21 smaller perforations varying in size and shape; greater diameter ranges from 132 to 150µm.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Jordan H. subcircularis (97884)