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Heckerites

Paracrinoidea - Heckeritidae

Taxonomy
Heckerites was named by Rozhnov (1987). Its type is Heckerites multistellatus. It is the type genus of Heckeritidae.

It was assigned to Heckeritidae by Rozhnov (2012), Rozhnov (2017).

Species
H. multistellatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Heckerites Rozhnov
2012Heckerites Rozhnov
2017Heckerites Rozhnov pp. 646 - 647

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classParacrinoideaRegnell 1945
familyHeckeritidaeRozhnov 1987
genusHeckeritesRozhnov 1987

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. †Heckerites Rozhnov 1987
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†Heckerites multistellatus Rozhnov 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:34:01
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:08:24
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Pirgu or 453.90000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Russian Federation H. multistellatus (160532)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia (Harju) H. multistellatus (168223)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo Asker) H. multistellatus (164211)