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Swataria

Phragmactinidae

Taxonomy
Swataria was named by Blake (2014). Its type is Swataria derstleri.

It was assigned to Phragmactinidae by Blake (2014).

Species
S. derstleri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Swataria Blake p. 1164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
familyPhragmactinidae()
genusSwataria

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. †Swataria Blake 2014
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Swataria derstleri Blake 2014
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. B. Blake 2014Body wall ossicles small, plate-like, closely abutted, weakly rounded to polygonal in outline, not differenti- ated into carinal, primary circlet series. Marginal ossicles absent. Axillary broad, upright, shield-like. Madreporite ventrally positioned beyond axillary. Podial pores lacking from proximal- most ambulacrals but present medially and distally. Arm adambulacrals more or less L-shaped; base of ‘‘L’’ abutting transverse ridge of ambulacral, ascending arm of ‘‘L’’ directed proximally and thereby closing the podial position; a distally directed basal flange present on at least some adambulacrals. Arm adambulacrals bearing short, robust spine and spine base. MAO bearing single prominent spine base on the distal flange; abutted ventral oral edge of MAO pair not forming narrow ridge, as in Phragmactis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilesubp
Life habit: epifaunalsubp
Diet: carnivoresubp
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:38:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:38:42
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) S. derstleri (165248)