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Stegaster palaeocenicus

Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae

Taxonomy
Stegaster palaeocenicus was named by Smith et al. (1999). Its type specimen is MFB 37351, a test, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by S. Mahmood (authorized by M. Hopkins) on 2014-06-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Stegaster palaeocenicus Smith et al. p. 113 figs. Pl. 10, figh. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Atelostomata
orderHolasteroida
suborderMeridosternata
familyHolasteridae
genusStegaster
speciespalaeocenicus

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.

Stegaster palaeocenicus 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: actively mobileo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 10:02:19
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:44:56
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available