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Sucia

Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Pseudarchasteridae

Taxonomy
Sucia was named by Blake (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 942]. It is not extant. Its type is Sucia suavis.

It was assigned to Goniasteridae by Blake (1973); to Valvatida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudarchasteridae by Gale (2020).

Species
S. suavis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Sucia Blake p. 52
2002Sucia Sepkoski
2020Sucia Gale p. 312

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classAsteroidea
subclassAmbuloasteroidea
infraclassNeoasteroidea()
superorderValvatacea
orderPaxillosida
familyPseudarchasteridae()
genusSucia

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. †Sucia Blake 1973
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Sucia suavis Blake 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitesubf
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: marinesubf
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: watersubf
Dispersal 2: planktonicsubf
Created: 2007-10-02 04:07:13
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:17:52
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Washington) S. suavis (59921)