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Sphenaster larumba

Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Aeropsidae

Taxonomy
Sphenaster larumba was named by Smith et al. (1999). Its type specimen is BMNH EE6073, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Navarra Larumbe, which is in a Thanetian marine shale/limestone in the Cabo de Lata Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Sphenaster larumba Smith et al. p. 131 figs. Pl. 11 fig. 8-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Atelostomata
orderSpatangoida
suborderMicrasterina
familyAeropsidae()
genusSphenaster
specieslarumba

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.

†Sphenaster larumba Smith et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 12:18:10
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:32:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Spain (Santander) Sphenaster larumba (type locality: 157024)