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Echinosphaerites grandis

Rhombifera - Echinosphaeritidae

Taxonomy
Echinosphaerites grandis was named by Jaekel (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. arachnoideus, E. aurantium, E. auraritium, E. infaustus, E. pagrebowl, E. pogrebovi, E. quarendus
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by B. Kröger on 2014-09-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Echinosphaerites grandis Jaekel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumBlastozoa
orderRhombiferaZittel 1879
superfamilyCaryocystitidacea(Jaekel 1918)
familyEchinosphaeritidaeNeumayr 1889
genusEchinosphaeritesWahlenberg 1818
speciesgrandisJaekel 1899

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.

†Echinosphaerites grandis Jaekel 1899
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:36:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:45:28
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Actonian to the top of the Onnian or 454.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Norway (Oslo) Echinosphaerites grandis (3254)