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Kailidiscus

Edrioasteroidea

Species
K. chinensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Kailidiscus Zhao et al. p. 674
2011Kailidiscus Sumrall and Zamora

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
genusKailidiscus

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. †Kailidiscus Zhao et al. 2010
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Kailidiscus chinensis Zhao et al. 2010
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
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:42:45
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:51:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Taijangian or 506.50000 to 504.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) K. chinensis (193760)