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Chatsworthia

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida

Taxonomy
Chatsworthia was named by Smith and Jell (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm u Sepkoski's reference number: 1121]. Its type is Chatsworthia spinosa.

It was assigned to Isorophida by Smith and Jell (1990), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. spinosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Chatsworthia Smith and Jell pp. 736 - 737
2002Chatsworthia Sepkoski

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

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. †Chatsworthia Smith and Jell 1990
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Chatsworthia spinosa Smith and Jell 1990
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. B. Smith and P. A. Jell 1990An isorophid with short, virtually straight ambulacra and undifferentiated oral cover plates. Cover plates stout and erect, forming a single alternating biseries; well separated when open. Biserial arrangement of flooring plates meeting perradially to floor the ambulacral groovy
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: Iverian or 494.20000 to 491.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) Isorophida indet. (193847)