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Bassleridiscus

Edrioasteroidea - Hemicystitidae

Taxonomy
Bassleridiscus was named by Fisher (1951). It is not extant. Its type is Bassleridiscus mohawkensis.

It was assigned to Hemicystitidae by Regnéll (1966); and to Isorophida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. mohawkensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Bassleridiscus Fisher
1966Bassleridiscus Regnéll
2002Bassleridiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classEdrioasteroideaBillings 1858
familyHemicystitidaeBassler 1936
genusBassleridiscus

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. †Bassleridiscus Fisher 1951
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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: 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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) B. mohawkensis (76145)