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Heterometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Himerometridae

Taxonomy
Heterometra was named by Clark (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Himerometridae by Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Heterometra Clark
2002Heterometra Sepkoski
2011Heterometra Hess and Messing p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyMariametroidea(Rasmussen 1978)
familyHimerometridaeClark 1908
genusHeterometraClark 1909

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. Heterometra Clark 1909
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Invalid names: Alecto horrida Clark 1908 [synonym], Antedon anceps Carpenter 1888 [synonym], Antedon clemens Carpenter 1888 [synonym]
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, Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available