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Himerometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Himerometridae

Taxonomy
Himerometra was named by Clark (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Actinometra robustipinna. It is the type genus of Himerometridae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Himerometra Clark
2002Himerometra Sepkoski
2011Himerometra Hess and Messing p. 105

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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
subclassArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderComatulidaClark 1908
suborderComatulidinaClark 1908
superfamilyMariametroidea(Rasmussen 1978)
familyHimerometridaeClark 1908
genusHimerometraClark 1907

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. Himerometra Clark 1907
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Himerometra acuta Clark 1908
Himerometra robustipinna Carpenter 1881
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Invalid names: Antedon crassipinna Hartlaub 1907 [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 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) H. bassleri (61109)