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Stenometra

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Thalassometridae

Taxonomy
Stenometra was named by Clark (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Antedon quinquecostata.

It was assigned to Comatulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Thalassometridae by Eagle (2007) and Hess and Messing (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Stenometra Clark
2002Stenometra Sepkoski
2007Stenometra Eagle p. 91
2011Stenometra Hess and Messing p. 122

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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
superfamilyTropiometroidea(Clark 1908)
familyThalassometridaeClark 1908
genusStenometraClark 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. Stenometra Clark 1909
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Waitakian or 25.20000 to 21.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 21.7 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) S. otekaikeensis (204563 216914 216919)