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Hertha

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae

Taxonomy
Hertha was named by Hagenow (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Mi]. It is not extant. Its type is Hertha mystica.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Rasmussen (1961), Sepkoski (2002); and to Heliometrinae by Eagle (2007), Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Hertha Hagenow
1961Hertha Rasmussen p. 345
2002Hertha Sepkoski
2007Hertha Eagle p. 98
2011Hertha Hess and Messing p. 137

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
RankNameAuthor
—Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
—Eucladida
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyAntedonoidea(Norman 1865)
familyAntedonidaeNorman 1865
subfamilyHeliometrinaeClark 1909
genusHerthaHagenow 1840

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. †Hertha Hagenow 1840
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†Hertha mystica von Hagnow 1840
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Invalid names: Antedon cava Nielsen 1913 [synonym], Hertha suecica Gislen 1924 [synonym]
†Hertha otakauica Eagle 2007
†Hertha plana Nielsen 1913
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Invalid names: Semiometra minuta Gislen 1925 [synonym], Semiometra pommerania Gislen 1924 [synonym]
†Hertha pygmea Gislen 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 16:07:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:29:07
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Waitakian or 83.60000 to 21.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) H. pygmaea (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) H. mystica, H. plana, Semiometra pommerania, H. pygmea (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) H. pygmaea (32158) H. sp. (32148)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) H. pygmaea (32156)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) H. otakauica (204563 216914 216915 216919)