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Brisingella

Asteroidea - Brisingidae

Taxonomy
Brisingella was named by Fisher (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 934]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Forcipulatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brisingidae by Fisher (1917) and Gale (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Brisingella Fisher
2002Brisingella Sepkoski
2011Brisingella Gale p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classAsteroidea
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderSurculifera
Tripedicellaria
Forcipulatida()
Brisingida()
familyBrisingidae
genusBrisingella

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. Brisingella Fisher 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: outer shelf, oceanic, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: deposit feedero
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-02 03:10:42
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:41:09
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan B. sp. (109709)